John Jost

John T. Jost
John T. Jost
Born	1968 (age 56–57); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	American
Education	Duke University; University of Cincinnati; Yale University;
Alma mater	Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Known for	Political behavior; intergroup relations;
Spouse	Orsolya Hunyady (m. 2001)
Children	2 children
Awards	Kurt Lewin Award (2023); Carol & Ed Diener Award (2020); Career Trajectory Award (2010); Morton Deutsch Award (2007); Erik Erikson Award (2004);
	Scientific career
Fields	Social psychologypolitical psychology;
Institutions	New York University
Doctoral advisor	William J. McGuire
Other academic advisors	Arie W. Kruglanski;

John Thomas Jost (born 1968) is an American social psychologist best known for his work on system justification theory and the psychology of political ideology.

John T. Jost

Born	1968 (age 56–57) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	American
Education	Duke University University of Cincinnati Yale University
Alma mater	Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, Ohio
Known for	Political behavior intergroup relations
Spouse	Orsolya Hunyady (m. 2001)
Children	2 children
Awards	Kurt Lewin Award (2023) Carol & Ed Diener Award (2020) Career Trajectory Award (2010) Morton Deutsch Award (2007) Erik Erikson Award (2004)
Scientific career
Fields	Social psychology political psychology
Institutions	New York University
Doctoral advisor	William J. McGuire
Other academic advisors	Arie W. Kruglanski