Stephan Lewandowsky

Stephan Lewandowsky
Lewandowsky in 2016
Born (1958-06-03) 3 June 1958 (age 66)
Berlin
Citizenship
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Alma materWashington College, University of Toronto
Known forResearch into the public's acceptance of science and belief in conspiracy theories
AwardsRoyal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPsychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Bristol, University of Western Australia
ThesisPriming in recognition memory for categorised lists (1985)
Doctoral advisorBennet Murdock

Stephan Lewandowsky (born 3 June 1958) is an Australian psychologist. He has worked in both the United States and Australia, and is currently based at the University of Bristol, UK, where he is the chair of cognitive psychology at the School of Psychological Science.[2] His research, which originally pertained to computer simulations of people's decision-making processes, recently has focused on the public's understanding of science and why people often embrace beliefs that are sharply at odds with scientific evidence.

  1. ^ "Two Bristol academics receive Wolfson Research Merit Awards". University of Bristol. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Professor Stephan Lewandowsky". University of Bristol. Retrieved 11 February 2014.