Welcome to the UChicago Oishi Lab!
We study culture, social ecology, and well-being. Our research is guided by big questions such as “What is a good life?” and “What is a good society?” We analyze all kinds of data, ranging from nationally representative surveys, mortality, GIS, and dictionaries to baseball game attendance. We like to run lab experiments. But, we also run daily diary studies. We collect all kinds of data all over the campus, cities, and the world. As my former advisor, Ed Diener said, our motto is “The globe is our lab!”
News
We are accepting new Ph.D. students in the social psychology program for Fall 2023. Please see the how to apply page (Prospective Students | Department of Psychology | The University of Chicago (uchicago.edu) for more information.
Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize!
Our Psychological Review paper entitled "A psychologically rich life: Beyond happiness and meaning" (Oishi & Westgate, 2022) has just received the 2022 Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize! We won this prize simply because Erin rewrote the whole paper! See Wegner...
Nick Buttrick is assistant professor at Wisconsin!
Nick Buttrick (lab alumnus) is now an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin! Congrats, Nick!
UChicago Social Psychology Program is Growing!!
UChicago is rebuilding its social psychology program! Lydia Emery (Lydia Emery), Xuechunzi Bai (Xuechunzi Bai), and Kyshia Henderson ((20) Kyshia Henderson | LinkedIn) are joining us in Fall 2023 (Bai in 2024)!