Shauna Bowes

My research broadly examines the intersection between personality traits and beliefs. I am fascinated by how individual differences shape our beliefs and decisions. I focus on intellectual humility, conspiratorial ideation, misinformation, and polarization to understand how our beliefs go wrong and what we can do about it. Take a look at my published work to see the kinds of topics I'm interested in and hope to continue pursuing.​ As a postdoc, I work with Dr. Lisa Fazio. I received an NSF SBE postdoctoral fellowship to study the development of conspiracy belief. For my PhD, I worked with Dr. Arber Tasimi and the late Dr. Scott Lilienfeld (1960-2020).​ Before pursuing clinical psychology, I received my BS in neuroscience and behavioral biology from Emory University. ​I completed my clinical internship at the Emory Child and Adolescent Mood Program.​​