Joshua "Josh" Correll is an American social psychologist and associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Joshua Correll | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joshua Raphael Correll |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado-Boulder |
| Known for | Racial bias research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social psychology |
| Institutions | University of Colorado-Boulder |
| Thesis | Context, race and danger: The relationship between threat perception and the decision to shoot. (2005) |
| Doctoral advisor | Bernadette Park |
Education and career
editCorrell received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2005 under the supervision of Bernadette Park. He became an assistant professor at the University of Chicago the same year. In August 2012, he joined the University of Colorado-Boulder as associate professor.[1][2]
Research
editCorrell is known for studying the psychology of racial bias, especially as it pertains to police shootings.[3][4][5][6] For example, he was the lead author of a 2007 study which showed that police officers' decisions to shoot were less influenced by the race of a suspect than were those of civilians. The study had 157 Denver police officers, 113 police officers from other parts of the country, and 245 Denver-area civilians play a video game which simulated confrontations with armed and unarmed individuals of various races.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Joshua Correll CV" (PDF). Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Racial 'hierarchy of bias' drives decision to shoot armed, unarmed suspects, CU-Boulder study finds". CU Boulder Today. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Peralta, Eyder (20 March 2012). "Trayvon Martin Shooting: What If Shooter Was Black?". NPR. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Colorado Researcher Says Bias Is Hard to Shake". CBS Denver 4. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Gibson, Lydialyle (2007). "Shooter's choice". University of Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Walton, Alice (11 June 2015). "Shoot, or don't shoot?". Chicago Booth Review. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Carey, Benedict (2 June 2007). "Study Finds Police Training Plays Key Role in Shootings". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
edit- Faculty page
- Correll Lab
- Joshua Correll publications indexed by Google Scholar