Jocelyn Bélanger
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology (Â鶹¹ÙÍø Qatar)
Areas of Expertise
Social Psychology
Bio
Dr. Jocelyn Bélanger is an Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology at Â鶹¹ÙÍø in Qatar. He earned his master's degree and doctorate in Social Psychology from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also the author of the book entitled .”
Dr. Bélanger is the Director of the Â鶹¹ÙÍøQ Violent Extremism and Environmental Sustainability Lab and the author of over 100 publications on the psychology of terrorism, (de)radicalization, self-sacrifice, motivated reasoning, and environmental psychology. He is the recipient of several awards including the APA Dissertation Research Award, the Milton Dean Havron Social Sciences Award, and the APS Rising-Star Early-Career Research Award. In March 2015, he was appointed by the City of Montreal to create the first deradicalization center in North America to tackle homegrown terrorism: .
Dr. Bélanger has written about his research for the public in Scientific American (, , and ) and the . His research has also been featured in international media.