People of the Democratic Statecraft Lab
Tobias Grossmann
Associate Professor of Psychology
Tobias Grossmann is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the development of the social, cognitive and brain processes that underpin adaptive social communication and behavior. He earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. Tobias has published more than 70 journal articles and his research has been continuously funded since 2008 -by the Wellcome Trust (UK), Max Planck Society (Germany) and the National Science Foundation (USA). He has been the recipient of major international awards from the Society for Research in Child Development and the Association for Psychological Science.
Director
Todd S. Sechser
Professor of Politics, Lab DirectorCoauthor of Nuclear Weapons and Coercive Diplomacy
Expertise in international relations, foreign policy, nuclear security, emerging technologies
Faculty
