Lee Jussim

Lee J. Jussim (born December 2, 1955) is an American social psychologist.[2][3] He leads the Social Perception Laboratory at Rutgers University.[4]

Lee Jussim
Born (1955-12-02) December 2, 1955
New York City, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Known forStereotype accuracy
Awards1997 Award for Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology from the American Psychological Association[1]
Scientific career
FieldsSocial psychology
InstitutionsRutgers University
ThesisInterpersonal expectations in social interaction: Self-fulfilling prophecies, confirmatory biases, and accuracy (1987)

Early life and education

When Jussim was 5 years old, his family moved into a Brooklyn-area public housing where they lived until he was 12. When he was 13, his family moved to Levittown, Long Island, and his mother died of cancer shortly after.[2]

Jussim dropped out of college shortly before meeting his future wife, Lisa Baum, in 1975. They have three children together. Jussim enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1979, where he majored in psychology. He completed his doctoral degree at the University of Michigan under the supervision of professor Lerita Coleman.[2] He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at Rutgers University that same year.[5][6]

Career

Jussim runs the Social Perception Lab at Rutgers University, Livingston Campus. The lab studies how people perceive, think about, and judge others.[4]

References
  1. No Authorship Indicated (1997). "Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology". American Psychologist. 52 (4): 318–329. doi:10.1037/0003-066x.52.4.318.
  2. Jussim, Lee (July 19, 2016). "Lee Jussim". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  3. "Lee Jussim". Library of Congress.
  4. Grace, Patrick. "Dr. Lee Jussim". www.rci.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. "Vita". Rutgers University. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  6. "Lee Jussim Ph.D. – Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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