Professor Stian Reimers

Overview

Stian Reimers is Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science, and a researcher in judgement and decision making. He is interested in the way in which people make decisions, particularly those with financial implications, and the policy implications that decision making processes and biases may have. He is also Academic Director for Digital Education and Innovation for the School of Health and Medical Sciences, where he focuses on using Generative AI to enhance the student learning experience.

Qualifications

• MA Academic Practice, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2015
• BA English Literature, Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom, 2009
• MSc Science Communication, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, 2002
• PhD Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2001
• BA Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1997

Employment

• Professor of Psychology and Behavioural Science, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2022 - present
• Reader, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2018 - 2022
• Senior Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2012 - 2018
• Lecturer, City, University of London, United Kingdom, 2010 - 2012
• Research Fellow, University College London, United Kingdom, 2005 - 2010
• Research Fellow, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, 2002 - 2005

Teaching

Undergraduate

- PS3001 BSc Dissertation
- PS3003 Decision Making and Behavioural Economics

Postgraduate

- PEM106 Cognitive Psychology and Decision Making (MSc Behavioural Economics)
- PEM110 MSc Dissertation

Research interests

Stian has over 40 publications across a range of psychological subdisciplines. His main area of research is on decision making, examining the formation of preferences and the process of choice. Within this area he has focused on decisions involving time - choosing a smaller reward now or waiting for a larger one - and its implications. He also has interests in behavioural game theory - decisions where the outcome depends on the choices made by other people as well as a the decision maker as in negotiations or auctions - and in judgemental forecasting - how predictions of future trends are affected by the way in which information is presented.

Beyond decision making Stian has interests in high-level cognition, particularly executive control processes seen in task switching, and in the use of new, particularly web-based, technologies for psychological research.

He has wider interests in psychology, working regularly with the BBC and independent production companies on brain-science-related TV shows, and helping set up fun - yet valid - web-based psychology tests for the BBC website among other places. He also undertakes consultancy projects, examining consumer behaviour and the effects of interventions for major retailers and government departments. He also works on applying experimental psychology to policy issues, particularly the notion of what constitutes a 'fair' taxation structure.

Educational Research

As well as research in psychology, Stian has an interest in research that underpins successful teaching and learning at university level. He has undertaken several research projects applying psychological insights to the university experience, and has supported the development of learning support app Quodl (https://app.quodl.co.uk).

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