Ryan Carlson
Research Scientist
I’m a Research Scientist at the Constructive Dialogue Institute (CDI). At CDI, I build AI-powered tools and conduct research to help individuals and institutions communicate across differences and foster cultures of constructive dialogue. My broader research draws on a range of methods (behavioral experiments, qualitative data, and computational modelling) to answer fundamental questions about human motivation and morality. My research has been featured in outlets such as BBC, Time, and Discover.
I received my BA from Simon Fraser University (in Vancouver, Canada), my PhD from Yale University, and my postdoctoral training from the University of Chicago. Before graduate school, I worked as a full-time research assistant for two years at Stanford University.
To learn more about my work, check out my publications below or on Google Scholar.
- Morality
- Motivation
- Modelling / AI
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B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology, 2014
Simon Fraser University
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Ph.D. in Psychology, 2023
Yale University