Dr Jordan Moon
Lecturer in Psychology
Quad North 124
- Email: jordan.moon@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267071
Summary
I'm a social psychologist and lecturer in psychology at the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University. I'm interested in what people believe and feel about the world and other people, and the implications of these beliefs and goals for religion and morality.
Qualifications
- PhD, Social Psychology, Arizona State University
- MA, Social Psychology, Arizona State University
Academic Appointments:
- Lecturer in Psychology, Centre for Culture and Evolution, Brunel University London (2024 - Present)
- Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics, and Université Toulouse Capitole (2022 - 2024)
Newest selected publications
Moon, JW., Cohen, AB., Laurin, K. and MacKinnon, DP. (2023) 'Is Religion Special?'. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 18 (2). pp. 340 - 357. ISSN: 1745-6916
Moon, JW., Tratner, AE. and Mcdonald, MM. (2022) 'Men are less religious in more gender-equal countries'. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289 (1968). pp. 20212474. ISSN: 0962-8452
Moon, JW., Krems, JA. and Cohen, AB. (2021) 'Is There Anything Good About Atheists? Exploring Positive and Negative Stereotypes of the Religious and Nonreligious'. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12 (8). pp. 1505 - 1516. ISSN: 1948-5506
Moon, JW. (2021) 'Why are world religions so concerned with sexual behavior?'. Current Opinion in Psychology, 40. pp. 15 - 19. ISSN: 2352-250X
Krems, JA., Ko, A., Moon, JW. and Varnum, MEW. (2021) 'Lay Beliefs About Gender and Sexual Behavior: First Evidence for a Pervasive, Robust (but Seemingly Unfounded) Stereotype'. Psychological Science, 32 (6). pp. 871 - 889. ISSN: 0956-7976