Demis E. Glasford – Laboratory Director

Dr. Glasford is an associate professor of Psychology at John Jay College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York in New York City. Demis completed his BA at the University of Colorado-at Boulder and his PhD at the University of Connecticut. As an applied behavioral scientist, he is particularly interested in bridging theory from diverse areas, innovation, and conducting research on topics or groups that receive relatively less empirical attention. He encourages his students to view social problems as an opportunity to inspire research, with an eye toward applied science end-points. As laboratory director, he seeks to facilitate a culture and laboratory of big ideas. As an advocate for racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, he is especially interested in increasing the diversity of scholars in the sciences. He has received close to two million dollars in external funding and has published in major scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Demis grew up in a proud West Indian (Guyanese) family. In addition to celebrating the Caribbean’s rich history and food, he is especially fond of West Indian proverbs. In his free time, he enjoys film, sampling international cuisine, “old school” hip hop music, debating politics over wine, and of course…sport (he is an eternally optimistic Jets, Mets & Arsenal fan).

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