Dr. Joshua Weller
- Position: Associate Professor in Behavioural Decision Making
- Areas of expertise: Risk Taking, Individual Differences, Greed, Personality, Decision Making, Gambling, Lifespan Psychology
- Email: J.Weller@leeds.ac.uk
- Website: LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID
Profile
1995, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lehigh University, USA
2007, Ph.D., Personality and Social Psychology, University of Iowa, USA
Research interests
Dr. Weller received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Iowa (US) in 2007. Since then, his research has broadly focused on how affective and cognitive processes contribute to decision-making and risk perceptions. More specifically, he studies individual differences in the perception of uncertainty and how individuals make rational choices, both in terms of how these tendencies develop, as well as the factors that may contribute to more effective decision-making. Currently, he is working on projects related to dispositional greed and identity processes, and how these relate to real-life decision making and psychological well-being over the adult lifespan.
He has worked on projects that have been funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the American Automobile Association Foundation, UK Food Standards Agency, and the National Institute of Drug Abuse (US).
Dr. Weller is currently available to supervise Ph.D. projects. Please send an email for more information.
Professional memberships
- European Association of Decision Making (EADM), President-Elect
- International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID)
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for Decision Research