Jonathan Overton

My research uses social psychological and organizational approaches to status processes to better understand social stratification. Two key objectives that drive my work are: 1) understanding the mechanisms that generate status-based discrimination and 2) studying those mechanisms in concrete situations like workplaces and the criminal justice system. Publications with my collaborators are forthcoming in Social Psychology Quarterly.

Research Interests:

• Social Psychology
• Power and Status
• Identity
• Morality
• Sociology of Science

Presentations:

2015    Harder, Nicolas and Jon Overton. “Democracy or Dictatorship: How Strong and Weak Leaders Influence Group Decisions” Iowa Sociological Association

2014    Overton, Jon. “Moral Roles: When the Situation Tells Us Right From Wrong” University of Iowa Fall Undergraduate Research Fair