Paul Slovic

Paul Slovic is president of Decision Research and professor of psychology at the University of Oregon. He studies human judgment, decision making, and the psychology of risk. He is past president of the Society for Risk Analysis and in 1991 received its Distinguished Contribution Award. In 1993, he received the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, and in 1995 he received the Outstanding Contribution to Science Award from the Oregon Academy of Science.