Jakob Weiner

Jakob Weiner is a senior at UCSB, graduating in 2025 with a B.S. in Psychology and Brain Sciences and a minor in Applied Psychology. Jakob joined his lab in the fall of 2023 and is currently working on a study examining cross-cultural similarities and differences in propensities for various emotions and their impact on criminal justice intuitions. He is also writing his Honors Thesis on this project, utilizing both simple correlations and representational similarity analysis. Alongside his research, Jakob is involved in UCSB's drug and alcohol program, with a keen interest in how geographical location, social influence, and mental health disorders intersect with drug use. In his free time, Jakob enjoys skiing and mountain biking.