William R. O'Shea

I'm currently a PhD student at York University studying the cognitive science of social norms. My interests lie at the intersection of cognitive science and social change. I believe that understanding the causal mechanisms for why individuals adhere to social norms and how norms arise across individuals is crucial to understand and implement social change. In a nutshell, my research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that underly human normativity to better design social interventions.