Dr. Ali Jasemi is a developmental psychologist and a regular voice on the psychology of the modern world. Available for interviews, expert commentary, panels, and speaking, across live and recorded formats.
A few representative conversations, from Canadian national radio to Australia's ABC, where I translate developmental science into ideas a general audience can actually use.
Processing fluency, the machine heuristic, and what happens to public understanding when ten disagreeing sources collapse into one confident paragraph.
The Brock News carried the piece in full to the university's research and media audience.
Two Corus Radio conversations on the psychology behind trusting a fluent answer. Hear the first in Sample interviews above.
Why the "social clock" makes so many of us feel behind, how social comparison amplifies it, and what the science says about writing your own timeline.
The piece sparked broadcast conversations on both sides of the world. Hear both in Sample interviews above.
The psychology of news avoidance: why the brain's negativity bias makes today's information environment so difficult, and what the evidence says we can do about it.
The piece was carried to an international audience across major outlets, including The Independent (UK), Newsweek, and MSN.
Live and recorded interviews on the psychology of news avoidance across national radio, including The Courtney Theriault Show and CBC's The Morning Edition (both featured above), plus The Mike Farwell Show.
News avoidance, negativity bias, attention, and how to build a healthier relationship with information.
Why we feel "behind," how social comparison distorts our sense of timing, and the science of milestones across the lifespan.
Evidence-based insight translated into practical, human terms.
How artificial intelligence shapes young people, learning, and everyday life.
Community-based and cross-cultural approaches to doing research with people, not on them.
I respond quickly to media requests and am comfortable across live and recorded radio, television, podcasts, and written commentary.
For interviews, expert quotes, or speaking inquiries: info@alijasemiphd.com
Dr. Ali Jasemi is a developmental psychologist and university lecturer whose work explores how human development meets the modern world, from learning and wellbeing to the psychology of the information age.
Dr. Ali Jasemi is a developmental psychologist and university lecturer based in Toronto. He holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University and is Instructor of Record at several Canadian post-secondary institutions. His peer-reviewed research examines social development, psychological wellbeing, and human learning across diverse populations. His public writing in The Conversation, on news avoidance and the "social clock," has been syndicated worldwide and taken him on air from CBC to Australia's ABC.
Dr. Ali Jasemi is a developmental psychologist and university lecturer whose work sits at the intersection of human development, learning, and psychological wellbeing. He holds a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University and is Instructor of Record at several Canadian post-secondary institutions, where he teaches across developmental, social, and applied psychology. His peer-reviewed research has appeared in journals including Frontiers in Communication and the International Journal of Bilingualism, with a forthcoming book chapter from Routledge. He has held research and leadership roles spanning academic, clinical, and community settings, and is a Co-Principal Investigator on a SSHRC-funded project. His public writing translates behavioural science for a general audience. His features in The Conversation on news avoidance and on the "social clock" have been syndicated internationally, including by The Independent, Newsweek, and MSN, and led to interviews across Canadian national radio and Australia's ABC Radio Melbourne.