Barnabas Szaszi

As an economist and psychologist, his primary goal is to understand how to support vulnerable people to make better decisions. Accordingly, He investigates (a) how the interaction of thinking dynamics and individual differences lead to suboptimal decision making (b) how deprived economic position (perceived or real) deteriorates decision making, how to design environments that create more equality. He is also interested in how psychological science can be improved.

*Employment *

• 2019 jan.- Assistant Professor, Eotvos Lorand University
• 2018 sept. Teaching Assistant, Eotvos Lorand University

*Education *

• 2014- 2018 Psychology, PhD (summa cum laude), Eotvos Lorand University
• 2016- 2017 Visiting Fulbright Researcher, Columbia University, New York,
  
• 2011- 2013 Cognitive Psychology, MSc (with distinction), Budapest University of Technology and Economics
• 2008- 2011 Applied Economics, BA, Corvinus University of Budapest
• 2008- 2011 Psychology, BA (with distinction), Pázmány Péter Catholic University

*Short term research visits: *

• Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School, visiting Elke Weber, (2018)
• University of Oklahoma, Harding Center for Risk Literacy, visiting Edward Cokely, (2017)
• Harvard University, Kennedy School, Behavioral Insights Group (2017)

*Awards and Scholarships *

• Bolyai Research Scholarship – Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2020-2022)
  
• Roska Tamás award (2019)
• “Új Nemzeti Kiválóság Program” Scholarship of Hungary (2017-2018)
• Campus Mundi Scholarship, Short term program, (2018)
• Bial Research Grant – collaborator, (2017-2020)
• Fulbright Scholarship (2016-2017)
• Eötvös Scholarship of Hungary (2016-2017)
• Scholarship of the Rosztóczy Foundation (2016-2017)
• Research Scholarship of the Foundation of the Hungarian Central Bank, (2015-2016)
• Travel Grant, Eotvos Lorand University (may. 2015, nov. 2015)
• International Convention of Psychological Science, Travel Grant, (2015)
• Scientific Scholarship of Eotvos Lorand University, (2014, 2015)
• Campus Hungary Scholarship, Short term program, (2014, 2018)
• Fully funded PhD scholarship, Eotvos Lorand University, (2014-2017)
• National Scientific Student Conference, National round, Cognitive psychology, 1st Place (2013)
• Scientific Student Conference, Institutional round, Special Award (2013)
• National Scientific Student Conference, National round, Applied Psychology, 3rd Place, (2011)
• Calazancius Award (2006)
• Member of the Hungarian national team of Latin language as a foreign language (2005).