Jay Van Bavel

Jay Van Bavel is an Associate Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University, an affiliate at the Stern School of Business in Management and Organizations, and Director of the Social Identity & Morality Lab.  He is the co-author of "The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony".

Jay’s has published 100+ papers and won several awards for his research on how collective concerns—group identities, moral values, and political beliefs—shape the brain & behavior. His research examines the psychology and neuroscience of intergroup bias, diversity and inclusion, group identity, team performance, cooperation, and decision-making.

Jay has written about his research for the public in the BBC, New York Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, and Scientific American. He has appeared on Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman and NBC News, been interviewed on NPR, WNYC, and ABC.