Joseph Cesario's Lab
News & Media
Officer Race and Fatal Shootings of Minority Citizens
Are Black Americans shot more than we would expect?
Are Black Americans more likely to be shot than White Americans? It depends on your assumptions about the nature of police use of deadly force. Click HERE to be taken to a webpage answering this question, intended for a non-academic audience.
Our lab's recent work on deadly force decisions
Click HERE for a summary of our lab's recent work on police officers' deadly force decisions. This page summarizes our recent experimental laboratory work and our analyses of real-world deadly force data.
NSF Funding for an integrative model of decision-making
The lab has recently received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop an integrative model of decision-making in an immersive shooting simulator. This is in collaboration with Taosheng Liu and Tim Pleskac.
Learn more about Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology!
Kai Jonas narrates this informative video about Comprehensive Results in Social Psychology, the field's peer-review preregistration journal. Click here to watch the video.
Select Media Mentions:
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Research on police deadly force decisions:
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The Conversation: "Our database of police officers who shoot citizens reveals who’s most likely to shoot" (July 2018)
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The Conversation: "A New Look at Racial Disparities in Police Use of Deadly Force" (July 2018)
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National Review: "Elizabeth Warren's Lie" (August 2018)
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NPR Michigan Radio: Stateside with Lester Graham (September 2018)
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The Laura Coates Show: Sirius XM (August 2018)
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The Washington Free Beacon: "Study: No racial difference in police shootings compared to crime rates: Analysis contributes to picture of police shootings" (July 2018)
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National Review: "Police Aren't Targeting and Killing Black Men" (July 2017)
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Research on power poses:
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CBC Radio: "Quirks & Quarks" with Bob McDonald: "'No evidence at all' that power posing will get you a job." (September 2017)
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The Guardian: "The power pose is dead – here’s how to really stand strong" (September 2017)
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (EurekAlert): "Eleven new studies suggest 'power poses' don't work." (September 2017)
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Huffington Post: "That Pre-Meeting ‘Power Pose’ Isn’t Doing What You Think It’s Doing." (September 2017)
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Newsweek: "‘Power Poses’ Don’t Really Make You More Powerful, Nine More Studies Confirm." (September 2017)
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Time Magazine: "'Power Poses' Don't Actually Work. Try These Confidence-Boosting Strategies Instead." (September 2017)
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TruTV: Adam Ruins Everything: "How Flawed Studies Get Famous" (Season 2, Episode 15)
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Lansing State Journal: "'Power posing' probably won't get you a job, Michigan State professor says." (September 2017)
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The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Power Poser: When big ideas go bad." (December 2016)
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New Scientist: "Self-confidence school: Can you really fake it to make it?" (June 2015)
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Scientific American: "The Dark Side of Power Posing: Cape or Kryptonite?" (November 2013)
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Research on coalitions and defensive threat behavior:
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APS Observer: "Science on the Wild Side: Integrative Research in the Animal Kingdom." (November 2016)
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MSU Today: "Whether human or hyena, there’s safety in numbers." (April 2013)
Research on priming and replication:
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Scientific American Mind: "The warmth of friendship, the chill of betrayal." (March 2017)
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National Geographic: "Welcome to the Era of Big Replication." (November 2013)
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Power of Suggestion." (January 2013)
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Science News: "The Hot and Cold of Priming." (May 2012)
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