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JONATHAN DORISCAR
I am a Social Psychology Ph.D. Student in the Department of Psychology at Northwestern University. I received my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Composition & Rhetoric from Knox College. Before graduate school, I worked as a research assistant in five labs at Knox College. In four years of research, I acquired a variety of skills. I can perform and interpret complex statistical analyses. Also, I am very familiar with various data collection and coding software (e.g., SPSS, R, Excel, Qualtrics). Currently, I’m part of both the Northwestern Social Cognition and Intergroup Processes Lab and the Social Self Lab.​ My research is mostly focused on sociomoral cognition, self & identity, and stereotyping & prejudice. Additionally, he is interested in utilizing computational methodology to help advance the field of psychology.
I earned a Bachelor in Psychology (Honors)(Magna Cum Laude) with a minor in Composition and Rhetoric from Knox College. For four years, I worked as a College Reading & Learning Association certified tutor (writing, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and statistics) and teaching assistant, which allowed me to cultivate my literary and statistical skills further. Additionally, I worked as a resident assistant, tour guide, disability services peer educator, and club president to prepare me for future collaborations.
TEACHING, TUTORING, & MENTORING
RESEARCH
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Sociomoral Cognition
My main line of research is focused on bridging the gap between what we know about social cognition and moral psychology. Contemporary moral psychological methods of research are effective in our understanding of morality, but in the present state are ineffective at assessing the generalizability of results (Hester & Gray, 2020). In particular, often-used hypothetical dilemmas, rarely allow us to fully assess the relationship between identity-related variables such as gender or race and morality. I am particularly interested in understanding how one's social identity influences what others' perceptions of their moral identity. For example, in ongoing research, I examine how communicating one's social identities (gender, race, sexuality) on Twitter impacts peoples' perceptions of their moral identity. In other work, I explore the moral identities associated with varying occupations (e.g., firefighter, politician, prostitute).
PUBLICATIONS
+Indicates undergraduate student; *Indicates graduate student
McAndrew, F., Doriscar, J., +Schmidt, N. “Tolerance for Ambiguity and the Experience of Creepiness” (Manuscript under review)
Farrer, B., Holahan, R., Allen, K., Allen, L., Doriscar, J., Smith, S., Riggs, T., Johnson, T. “How Energy Companies Overcome Landowner Reluctance When Obtaining Land for Hydraulic Fracturing” (Manuscript under review)
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Doriscar, J., Goranson, A., +Hutchins, C., +Pham, K., +Kosanovich, S. “Sociomoral perceptions
of Varying Occupations” (Manuscript in preparation)
Doriscar, J., +Baird, B., +Ramirez, J., Sbai, Z. “How Does Social Identity influence Moral Identity? Utilizing Twitter to Measure the Impact of Social Identity on Judgements of Morality” (Project underway)
Hertel, A., Doriscar, J., +Ramirez, A. “Prototype-Willingness Model In Explanation of Protective Mask Wearing Behavior During the Covid-19 Pandemic” (Manuscript in preparation)
*Vallabha, S., Doriscar, J., Brandt, M. “Blame Judgments for Past Actions of Groups” (Manuscript in preparation)
Hertel, A., Kang, M., Morris, J., Doriscar, J., +Baird, B., +Halabi, H., +Le, M.,“Self Concept Clarity and Self Determination” (Manuscript in preparation)