The University of Chicago
Department of Psychology
5848 South University Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
Jessica Sim
Current Research
Jessica Sim is a doctoral student in the Social Psychology program at the University of Chicago. Along with her adviser Joshua Correll, Jessica has been exploring how common psychological motivations such as the need for positive self-regard may manifest themselves differently depending on the cultural context. Her interest in cross-cultural research is also echoed in her collaboration with Tanya Menon where she investigates cultural metaphors for a leader’s physical position within a group. In another line of research, Jessica has also been studying the moderating effect of expertise and training on the racial bias in shoot/don’t shoot decisions.
Background
Jessica graduated from the University of British Columbia in 2005, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. As an undergraduate, she worked in Steven Heine’s Culture and Self Lab on her final year Honors project investigating the effect of stereotype threat on women’s math performance. She also worked in James Enns’ Vision Lab on her third year Honors project studying the looming effect with second-order motion.
Publications
Sim, J., & Menon, T. (in press). Leadership. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology. NY: Cambridge.
Sim, J., & Menon, T. (in press). Leadership styles. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology. NY: Cambridge.
Menon, T., & Sim, J. (in press). Agency. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), The Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology. NY: Cambridge.
Judd, A., Sim, J., Cho, J., von Mühlenen, A., & Lleras, A. (2004). Motion perception, awareness and attention effects with looming motion. Journal of Vision, 4, 608a.
Talks
Sim, J. J. (2007, April). Training and racial bias in the decision to shoot. Talk presented at the Psychfest Conference, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.
Sim, J. J., Dar Nimrod, I., & Heine, S. J. (2005, April). Perceived Stereotype Source and Women’s Math Performance. Paper presented at the University of British Columbia Psychology Undergraduate Conference 2005, Vancouver, B.C.
Poster Presentations
Sim, J. J., Lleras, A., & Von Mühlenen, A. (2004, April). Looming effect with second-order motion. Poster session presented at the University of British Columbia Psychology Undergraduate Conference 2004, Vancouver, B.C.
