Faculty Directory
Alexander H. Jordan
Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Administration; Research Fellow
E-Mailalexander.h.jordan@tuck.dartmouth.edu
Phone603-646-9757
DegreeAB, Harvard College, 2003; MA, Stanford University, 2008; PhD, Stanford University, 2009
AREAS OF EXPERTISEBasic and applied social psychology
Current Research Topics
Social and emotional influences on moral judgment and moral behavior; emotions in social networks; self-enhancement and decision making
Selected Publications
With B.J. Lovett, “Moral Values, Moralism, and the 2004 Presidential Election,” Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 5, 2005; with B.J. Lovett, “Stereotype Threat and Test Performance: A Primer for School Psychologists,” Journal of School Psychology, 45, 2007; with S. Schnall, J. Haidt, and G. Clore, “Disgust as Embodied Moral Judgment,” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 2008; with B. Monin, “From Sucker to Saint: Moralization in Response to Self-Threat,” Psychological Science, 19, 2008; with E.M. Zitek, B. Monin, and F.R. Leach, “Victim Entitlement to Behave Selfishly,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 98, 2010; with B.J. Lovett, “Levels of Moralization: A New Conception of Moral Sensitivity,” Journal of Moral Education, 39, 2010; with E.M. Zitek, “Anger, Aggression, and Athletics: Technical Fouls Predict Performance Outcomes in the NBA,” Athletic Insight, 3, 2011; with B. Monin, C.S. Dweck, B.J. Lovett, O.P. John, and J.J. Gross, “Misery Has More Company than People Think: Underestimating the Prevalence of Others’ Negative Emotions,” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 37, 2011
Working Papers
With P.G. Audia, “Self-Enhancement in the Assessment of Performance”; with E.M. Zitek and B. Monin, “Bad Luck Makes Men More Entitled and Less Helpful”
Awards
National Merit Scholarship, 1999–2003; Gordon W. Allport Prize for outstanding thesis in psychology, Harvard University, 2003; Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard University, 2003; Stanford Graduate Fellowship, 2004–07; National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2005–08; Benton Junior Faculty Fellowship, Tuck School of Business, 2009–present
Professional Activities
Academic positions: Teaching Assistant, 2006–08, Instructor, 2007–08, Stanford University; Tuck School of Business, 2009–present