Randy T. Lee

Hello, my name is Randy.

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I am an NIMH T32 Postdoctoral Fellow in the Training Program in Emotion Research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where I am mentored by Paula Niedenthal. I earned my PhD in Social and Personality Psychology from Cornell University, where I worked with Vivian Zayas, Cindy Hazan, and Tom Gilovich. 

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My research examines how people navigate everyday social interaction dynamics. I'm particularly interested in (1) the social regulation of emotion, both automatic and deliberate, (2) how people interpret and respond to ambiguous social situations, and (3) the conditions that promote or prevent social connection, belonging, and prosocial action. I study these topics across multiple levels ranging from the intrapersonal and interpersonal to the group, institutional, and societal.

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In a separate line of work, I explore topics in metascience and methodology. This research investigates how the presentation of research findings shapes perceptions of those findings, and how to identify situational features that are most "psychologically active" for a given person.

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Before my PhD, I earned my BA in Psychology with high distinction from UC Berkeley  and worked with Oz Ayduk, Rudy Mendoza-Denton, and Joe Campos. After graduating, I was the lab manager for the joint Ayduk and Mendoza-Denton Lab at Berkeley from 2016 to 2018.