John Jost is a social psychologist best known for his work on system justification theory and the psychology of political ideology.
Education
John T. Jost received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Human Development from Duke University (1989) and his Doctor of Philosophy in Social and Political Psychology from Yale University (1995), where he was the last doctoral student of William J. McGuire.
Career
Jost has contributed extensively to the study of stereotyping, prejudice, intergroup relations, social justice, and political psychology. Since 2003, he has been on the faculty of New York University, where he is currently Professor of Psychology and Politics (Affiliated Appointment).
Politics
In collaboration with Mahzarin Banaji he proposed a theory of system justification processes in 1994, and in collaboration with Jack Glaser, Arie Kruglanski, and Frank Sulloway he proposed a theory of political ideology as motivated social cognition in 2003.
Membership
Jost is a member of numerous professional organizations and societies and was elected President of the International Society of Political Psychology in 2014.