Boaz Keysar

Boaz Keysar is the Chair of the Cognition Program at the University of Chicago, and broadly researches communication, negotiation, and decision making.[1][2]

Boaz Keysar
NationalityIsraeli and American
EducationHebrew University (BA)
Princeton University(MA/PhD)
Spouse(s)Linda E. Ginzel
Scientific career
FieldsCognitive Psychology
Doctoral advisorSam Glucksberg
WebsiteKeysar Lab Website

Biography

Keysar was born in Israel, and received a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Philosophy from the Hebrew University in 1984. Keysar later earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Princeton University in 1989 after moving to the United States, working under Sam Glucksberg. In 1991, after working as a post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University, Keysar joined the faculty of the University of Chicago as an Assistant Professor of Psychology, and was later granted tenure in 1995 and promoted to full professor in 2002. Since 2005, Keysar has served as the Chair of the Cognition Program.[3][4]

Awards

For his academic work, Keysar was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship while at Princeton University in 1985 and later on the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1997.[5][6]

Keysar also has received a number of awards for his work as the co-founder of Kids In Danger, a nonprofit organization that works to improve children's product safety.[7][8] Most notably, in 2000 both Keysar and his wife Linda E. Ginzel received the President's Volunteer Service Award from former President Bill Clinton for their work in raising awareness of the dangers of recalled children's products.[9][10]

Publications

A list of Keysar's publications can be found online.[11]

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References
  1. "Boaz Keysar | The Keysar Lab | The University of Chicago". Keysarlab.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  2. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uwLWLw4AAAAJ&hl=en
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2015-02-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-06-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Guggenheim Fellowship - 1997 | Winners & Nominees". Awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  6. "Executive Education at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business | Faculty Member". Booth.chicagoexec.net. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  7. http://www.kidsindanger.org/about-us/board-of-directors/
  8. http://www.kidsindanger.org/about-us/
  9. http://www.kidsindanger.org/about-us/awards/
  10. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-06-11/news/0006110294_1_boaz-keysar-president-s-service-award-crib
  11. "Publications | The Keysar Lab | The University of Chicago". Keysarlab.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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