Oishi, Shigehiro
Primary Appointment
Psychology
Contact Information
315 Gilmer Hall
Telephone: 243-8989
Email: so5x@virginia.edu
Research Disciplines
Psychology
Research Interests
Culture, social ecology, and well-being.
Research Description
I am a personality and social psychologist interested in culture, social ecology, and well-being. My major research goal is to uncover the causes and consequences of well-being.
UNLEASH (Undergraduate Research)
We are conducting experiments on the following projects: 1) Misunderstanding and understanding in interpersonal perception; 2) Cultural differences in happiness; 3) Residential mobility and its relation to prosocial behavior and consumer behavior; and 4) Physiological measures of well-being.
RA responsibilities include preparing experimental materials, conducting experiments, entering data, coding, and data acquisition. Applicants must be responsible and motivated about doing psychological research.
Contact: Hyewon Choi hyewonchoi3@gmail.com
Website: people.virginia.edu/~so5x/index.htm