Dr Jon Roozenbeek
- Director
- Influence and Technology Lab
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About
Jon Roozenbeek is Director of the Influence and Technology Lab (ITLab), which sits between Cambridge's Department of Psychology and the Department of Communication Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on (mis)belief formation, intergroup conflict (particularly in Russia and Ukraine), polarisation, underground manipulation markets, and the use and misuse of modern communication technologies. He holds a PhD in Slavonic Studies (2020), also from the University of Cambridge, for which he studied propaganda and ideology-building in Russian-occupied Donbas (Ukraine). Jon has authored two recent books with Cambridge University Press: The Psychology of Misinformation (with Sander van der Linden) and Propaganda and Ideology in the Russian-Ukrainian War. In addition, he has written more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, published in journals including Science, Nature, Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Communications, Nature Computational Science, PNAS, and Psychological Science. His work has been awarded numerous distinctions, including the 2024 Rising Star Award (Association for Psychological Science) and the 2025 Jim Sidanius Early Career Award (International Society of Political Psychology), and he is among the ISI top 1% most-cited scientists worldwide.
Research
Dr Roozenbeek is accepting applications for PhD and MPhil students. He is especially interested in supervising prospective students with a background and interest in (social) data science and quantitative psychology. A first-class (or equivalent) degree in Psychology from an accredited university (either at the undergraduate or postgraduate level) is strongly recommended.
Before contacting, please explore the links below to learn more about the Department, deadlines, and funding opportunities.
In addition, please browse through the ITLab's research pages to see if your research proposal might fit with the interests of the lab. When you contact Dr Roozenbeek, please include a CV, brief research proposal, and writing sample.
Note: Dr Roozenbeek regrettably receives more e-mails than he can respond to. If you do not receive a response within a reasonable time-frame, please recontact him via email, with a reminder.
Teaching and supervision
Dr Roozenbeek is the course coordinator for the MPhil in Psychology.
In addition, he lectures and supervises for the following PBS papers:
PBS7: Data Science for Psychology (Part II)
PBS7: Influence and Persuasion in the Digital Age (Part II)
PBS03: From Subjective Questions to Objective Science (Part IA)
PBS02: Social Psychology, Applied Psychology and Individual Differences (Part IA)