John Jost

John T. Jost
John T. Jost
Born	1968 (age 51–52); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	American
Education	Duke University, University of Cincinnati, Yale University
Known for	Political behavior, intergroup relations
Spouse(s)	Orsolya Hunyady (m. 2001)
Children	2 daughters
Awards	Society of Experimental Social Psychology's Career Trajectory Award (2010)
	Scientific career
Fields	Social psychology; Political psychology
Institutions	New York University
Doctoral advisor	William J. McGuire

John Thomas Jost (born 1968)[1] is a social psychologist best known for his work on system justification theory and the psychology of political ideology. Jost received his AB degree in Psychology and Human Development from Duke University (1989) and his PhD in Social and Political Psychology from Yale University (1995), where he was the last doctoral student of William J. McGuire.[2][3]

Jost has contributed extensively to the study of stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup relations, social justice, and political psychology. In collaboration with Mahzarin Banaji, he proposed a theory of system justification processes in 1994, and in collaboration with Jack Glaser, Arie Kruglanski, and Frank Sulloway he proposed a theory of political ideology as motivated social cognition in 2003. Since 2003, he has been on the faculty of New York University, where he is Professor of Psychology and Politics (Affiliated Appointment). Jost is a member of numerous professional organizations and societies, and was President of the International Society of Political Psychology from 2015 to 2016.[3]

Awards

Jost's awards include the following:[3]

2010 – Society of Experimental Social Psychology: Career Trajectory Award
2007 - International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University: Morton Deutsch Award for Distinguished Scholarly and Practical Contributions to Social Justice
2005 - International Society for Self and Identity: Outstanding Early Career Award
2004 – International Society of Political Psychology: Erik Erikson Early Career Award
2003 - Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Theoretical Innovation Award
1993, 2006, 2007 - Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues: Gordon Allport Award

Books

Jost, J.T., Kay, A.C., & Thorisdottir, H. (Eds.) (2009). Social and psychological bases of ideology and system justification. New York: Oxford University Press. http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Psychology/Social/?view=usa&ci=9780195320916
Jost, J.T., Banaji, M.R., & Prentice, D. (Eds.) (2004). Perspectivism in social psychology: The yin and yang of scientific progress. [Festschrift in honor of William J. McGuire.] Washington, DC: APA Press. http://www.apa.org/books/4316009.html
Jost, J.T., & Sidanius, J. (Eds.) (2004). Political psychology: Key readings. New York: Psychology Press/Taylor & Francis. https://web.archive.org/web/20050824200204/http://www.keyreadings.com/social/book.asp?ID=1841690694
Jost, J.T., & Major, B. (Eds.) (2001). The psychology of legitimacy: Emerging perspectives on ideology, justice, and intergroup relations. New York: Cambridge University Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20071013040830/http://cup.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521786991

References

Jost, John (2016). "Jost, John" (PDF). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer International Publishing.
Dowding, Keith (February 2011). Encyclopedia of Power. SAGE. p. 358. ISBN 9781412927482.
"John Jost". New York University.

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[1] Jost, John (2016). "Jost, John" (PDF). Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer International Publishing.

[2] Dowding, Keith (February 2011). Encyclopedia of Power. SAGE. p. 358. ISBN 9781412927482.

[faculty-3] "John Jost". New York University.