Professor of Psychology
The University of Chicago
Dr. Boaz Keysar is a Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Cognition program at the University of Chicago. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and was a visiting scholar at Stanford University before joining the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1991.
Professor Keysar’s research centers on the psychology of communication, investigating how people communicate and why they miscommunicate. His research has been published in the major scientific journals such as
Psychological Review, Psychological Science, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and
Journal of Experimental Psychology. Professor Keysar’s research has also received substantial interest in the media, both domestic and international press. Reports about Keysar’s research have appeared in media outlets such as the
Science Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, National Post-Canada, Der Spiegel – Germany, China Daily – China, Smart Money – Russia, Science daily, LiveScience.com, MSNBC, and others.
Dr. Keysar's teaching experience spans three educational institutions – Princeton, Stanford and the University of Chicago – as well as seminars provided to industry. He is among the most popular teachers at the University of Chicago. His classes on
Decision Making and Communication, as well as
The Psychology of Negotiation receive top ratings from students and are among the most sought-after courses on campus.
Professor Keysar's honors and awards include the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship and a Fulbright Scholarship. He has received over 1.6 million dollars in federal research grants from the National Institute of Health and the National Science Foundation to support his internationally renowned research on communication.
Professor Keysar is a charter member the
Association for Psychological Science, as well as a member of several other professional associations such as the
Psychonomic Society and the
Society for Judgment and Decision Making. He has also served on several editorial boards and grant reviews.
Though the majority of Professor Keysar’s effort is devoted to research and teaching, he has also consulted with corporations in the legal industry and the transportation industry. He is routinely invited to present his work in universities and conferences around the world.
Programs taught by this professor include:
