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Incoming Assistant Professor
Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
Cornell University
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About

Jan G. Voelkel is an incoming Assistant Professor at the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell University. Currently, Jan is a Postdoctoral Researcher at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University.

Jan's research examines under what conditions people support leaders and organizations who promise moral change. ​Jan’s research has been published in journals, such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Human Behaviour. His research has been covered by media outlets, such as The New York Times, the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Die Zeit, and Der Tagesspiegel. Jan has won the Open Science Innovator Award, the Barbara and Sandy Dornbusch Award for Best Paper in Social Psychology, and the Centennial Teaching Assistant Award.

Before his dissertation work, Jan earned a Phd and a MA in Sociology from Stanford University, a MS in Social and Behavioral Sciences from Tilburg University, and a BS in Social Sciences from the University of Cologne. In his spare time, Jan enjoys moral dilemmas, plays racket sports, and plans political murder mystery parties.

Podcasts & Talks

Below you find a selection of podcast interviews and academic talks.

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The Key to Democracy with Jan Voelkel

The Key to Democracy with Jan Voelkel

56:20
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Strengthening Democracy Challenge Workshop

Strengthening Democracy Challenge Workshop

26:10
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CORES Fall lecture series - Jan Voelkel - Reproducible Data Analysis - Practical

CORES Fall lecture series - Jan Voelkel - Reproducible Data Analysis - Practical

47:34
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