# Jennifer Lerner
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Jennifer S. Lerner is an experimental social psychologist known for her research in emotion and decision theory. She is the first psychologist in the history of the Harvard Kennedy School to receive tenure. At Harvard, her titles include Professor of Public Policy and Management, Professor of Psychology (by courtesy appointment), Faculty Director in the Graduate Commons Program, Co-Founder of the Harvard Decision Science Laboratory and Co-Director of the Harvard Faculty Group on Emotion, Decision Making, and Health.
How emotion science could help solve the leading cause of preventable death
The World Health Organization says smoking is the leading cause of global preventable death, killing up to 8 million people prematurely every year—far more than die in wars and conflicts. Yet the emotions evoked by national and international anti-smoking campaigns and the impact of those emotions h…
200 The HSP Superpower of Deliberate Intuition
If there is one thing that we can claim as an HSP superpower, it would be our intuition. When deliberately strengthened this is our edge in any business or leadership endeavour we engage in, and it is highly important that we learn to strengthen our intuition as a core practice. It is one of the th…
The vicious cycle of fear and anger — and how it traps society
Authoritarians rule through fear. We can clearly see that from China to the Middle East to eastern Europe. But why do we constantly overlook the way in which fear also shapes democratic societies? It's fueling populism and distorting our future focus. Then there's anger. It's inspired generations t…
38: World After Covid series: Wisdom for Positive Consequences (Pt. II) - Critical Thinking, Intellectual Humility, Political Cooperation, and Solidarity
What kind of wisdom will people need to capitalize on the positive societal and/or psychological change after the pandemic?
Igor and Charles share and discuss responses from 57 of the world's leading behavioral and social scientists, collected as part of the World After Covid project. Each episod…
The Rise of the Chief Online Learning Officer
EAB’s Jennifer Lerner sits down with the authors of “The Chief Online Learning Officers’ Guidebook” to explore the evolving and increasingly strategic role of the Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO). The conversation delves into the key competencies that define effective digital leadership in toda…
The Toll of Generalized Resentment (and What to Do About It)
There is a feeling many people in midlife carry that does not have a name, a clear cause, or anyone to blame. It shows up when you have been the dependable one long enough that dependable starts to feel like a cage. Or when you have handled everything capably and walked away feeling hollowed rather…
The Toll of Generalized Resentment (and What to Do About It)
There is a feeling many people in midlife carry that does not have a name, a clear cause, or anyone to blame.
It shows up when you have been the dependable one long enough that dependable starts to feel like a cage. Or when you have handled everything capably and walked away feeling hollowed rathe…
MAGA Is All Feelings and No Facts
If you watched the video, you already know the psychological reason MAGA supporters say things with total confidence that are completely made up. This Substack goes deeper into the research, the real-world mechanics, and why this one cognitive bias explains how the entire right-wing information eco…
Archibald v. Banks — 2d Cir. (argued September 14, 2026)
The Second Circuit hears Archibald versus Banks. N.A., a New York City student with a seizure disorder, had a 2023 individualized education program that provided a full-time one-to-one paraprofessional and access to a school nurse as needed, but not a nurse assigned only to her. Her mother rejected…
Part 4 of 4: Meet the Escape Artist: Designing the Freedom You've Been Dreaming About
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Series: The Four Money Archetypes (Part 4 of 4, series finale)
What if your urge to spend, dream, or get away is really a message about what you want more of? In the final episode of our four-part archetype series, I introduce the Escape Artist: the spontaneous, creative, joy-seeki…
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