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David DeSteno
Associate Professor
125 Nightingale
(617) 373-7884 (office)
(617) 373-8714 (fax)
d.desteno@neu.edu

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Research

Dr. DeSteno's research centers on the role of emotion in social cognition and social behavior. His lab takes a multilevel and multiprocess approach to examining the psychological functions, phenomenologies, and sequelae that are associated with discrete emotional states. Current projects focus on the effects of emotions on several types of social judgment (e.g., moral decision making, risk assessment, prejudice) as well as on behaviors fundamental to social living (e.g., trust and cooperation, prosocial action, organizational behavior, altruism, aggression).

Frequently Taught Courses

Undergraduate:
Social Psychology
Research Methods in Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Psychology of Emotion

Graduate:
Social Cognition
Emotion and the Social Mind
Advanced Quantitative Analysis