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Basics
| Name | Joseph Bak-Coleman |
| Label | Collective Behavior Scientist |
| jbakcoleman@gmail.com | |
| Phone | (609) 746-0235 |
| Url | https://www.joebakcoleman.com |
| Summary | Collective behavior scientist with a focus on computational techniques and evidence-based tech policy. |
Work
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2024.08 - Present -
2024.07 - Present Consulting Expert
United Nations Development Programme
Consulting expert for the Human Development Reports Office.
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2023.04 - Present -
2022.07 - 2024.06 Associate Research Scientist
Columbia University
Craig Newmark Center for Journalism Ethics and Security.
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2020.09 - 2022.07 Postdoctoral Scholar
University of Washington
Worked at the Center for an Informed Public and eScience Institute.
Education
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2016.01 - 2016.01 Princeton, New Jersey, US
MA
Princeton University
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Supervisors: Professor Iain Couzin, Professor Dan Rubenstein
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2014.01 - 2020.01 Princeton, New Jersey, US
PhD
Princeton University
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Dissertation Title: Collective behavior in a connected world
- Supervisors: Professor Iain Couzin, Professor Dan Rubenstein
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2012.01 - 2014.01 Bowling Green, Ohio, US
MS
Bowling Green State University
Biology
- Thesis Title: The role of the lateral line during rheotaxis
- Supervisor: Professor Sheryl Coombs
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2007.01 - 2011.01 Bowling Green, Ohio, US
Publications
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2024.01.01 Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Science Advances
Authors: M. Vlasceanu, K. Doell, J. Bak-Coleman, and Others
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2024.01.01 Causal claims about scientific rigor require rigorous causal evidence
Nature Human Behavior
Authors: Joseph Bak-Coleman, Berna Devezer
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2022.07.01 Both prey and predator features predict the individual predation risk and survival of schooling prey
eLife
Authors: Jolle Wolter Jolles, Matthew M.G. Sosna, Geoffrey P.F. Mazué, Colin R. Twomey, Joseph Bak-Coleman, Daniel I. Rubenstein, Iain D. Couzin
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2022.01.01 Collective wisdom in polarized groups
Collective Intelligence
Authors: J. Bak-Coleman, C. Tokita, D. Morris, D. Rubenstein, I. Couzin
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2021.01.01 Stewardship of Global Collective Behavior
PNAS
Authors: J. Bak-Coleman, M. Alfano, W. Barfuss, J. Van Bavel, I. Couzin, J. Donges, M. Galesic, A. Gersick, A. Kao, M. Moffett, R. Moran, T. Patterson, R. Romanczuk, D. Rubenstein, M. Centeno
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The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries
Scientific Data
Authors: K. Doell, B. Todorova, M. Vlasceanu, J. Bak-Coleman, and Others
Languages
| English | |
| Fluent |