DongWon Oh is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He is a 2024 APS Rising Star and an SESP (Society of Experimental Social Psychology) Fellow. He directs MAP Lab (Multi-Sociocontextual Action and Perception Lab), and is affiliated with the NUS Centre for Computational Social
Science and Humanities and AI Institute.
DongWon’s research examines how people perceive and interact with others across real-world and digitally mediated contexts. His work combines social psychology, cognitive science, and computational methods—including machine learning, multivariate analysis, and eye-tracking—to study impression formation, social bias, and strategic self-presentation. His recent projects explore how people detect AI-generated faces, adapt identities in virtual environments, and navigate social expectations through avatars, clothing, and speech.
Before joining NUS, DongWon received his PhD from Princeton (advisor: Alex Todorov) and a postdoc at New York University and Columbia University (advisor: Jon Freeman).
DongWon’s research examines how people perceive and interact with others across real-world and digitally mediated contexts. His work combines social psychology, cognitive science, and computational methods—including machine learning, multivariate analysis, and eye-tracking—to study impression formation, social bias, and strategic self-presentation. His recent projects explore how people detect AI-generated faces, adapt identities in virtual environments, and navigate social expectations through avatars, clothing, and speech.
Before joining NUS, DongWon received his PhD from Princeton (advisor: Alex Todorov) and a postdoc at New York University and Columbia University (advisor: Jon Freeman).