Hi! My name is Raihan (Rye-hawn). I'm a PhD student in Management and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at UC San Diego's Rady School. I research the psychological causes and consequences of moral disagreement, with applications to criminal justice, extremism, and political polarization. I explore these topics using methods and theories from psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, and political science. My research has been published in top interdisciplinary and social psychology journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Social Psychological and Personality Science. My work has also been featured in outlets including CNN and KPBS.
Hi! My name is Raihan (Rye-hawn). I'm a PhD student in Management and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow at UC San Diego's Rady School. I research the psychological causes and consequences of moral disagreement, with applications to criminal justice, extremism, and political polarization. I explore these topics using methods and theories from psychology, behavioral economics, sociology, and political science. My research has been published in top interdisciplinary and social psychology journals, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and Social Psychological and Personality Science. My work has also been featured in outlets including CNN and KPBS.
In my recent work, I have found that incentivizing punishment can destabilize cooperation with anonymous strangers, that punishment of morally agreeable acts erodes the legitimacy of punishers and receptivity to punishment, and that stock trading by members of Congress diminishes citizens’ willingness to comply with the law. Moving forward, I am examining how moralistic anger motivates political action and how it relates to affective polarization.
In my recent work, I have found that incentivizing punishment can destabilize cooperation with anonymous strangers, that punishment of morally agreeable acts erodes the legitimacy of punishers and receptivity to punishment, and that stock trading by members of Congress diminishes citizens’ willingness to comply with the law. Moving forward, I am examining how moralistic anger motivates political action and how it relates to affective polarization.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, especially with road trips, outdoor rock climbing, running, cooking fun meals to impress my wife, and hosting people for dinner. Currently, I have been attempting to bake bread and brew cider. Sometimes I write social commentary.
In my free time, I enjoy traveling, especially with road trips, outdoor rock climbing, running, cooking fun meals to impress my wife, and hosting people for dinner. Currently, I have been attempting to bake bread and brew cider. Sometimes I write social commentary.