Jessie Sun
Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis
Missouri, United States
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Top SchoolJessie Sun is an Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis who studies well-being and morality using real-world methods like experience sampling, naturalistic audio, informant reports, and personality-change interventions. With a PhD from UC Davis and a MindCORE postdoc at Penn, she brings a decade of research experience translating rigorous, reproducible methods to questions about human flourishing. Her work bridges positive psychology and moral behavior in everyday contexts, often leveraging creative data sources and interventions rather than lab-only paradigms. Outside academia she practices what she studies—living vegan and donating to high-impact causes—and balances scholarship with long-standing creative pursuits as a classical singer, Brazilian Zouk dancer, and climber.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Personality and Social Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Personality and Social Psychology at University of California, DavisCambridge International Examinations A Levels (English Literature, Biology, Maths, Economics), Cambridge International Examinations A Levels (English Literature, Biology, Maths, Economics) at Macleans CollegeThe University of MelbourneExchange with the College of Arts and Sciences, Exchange with the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Pennsylvania
English, ChineseGithub contributions (5)
jessiesunpsych/personal-website
Oct 2021 - Nov 2024
Contributions:84 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
jessiesunpsych/participant-reports
Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes, 2 branches in 2 days
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