Jose Arellano

Ph.D. Student

Research Interests

Behavioral Decision Research, Behavioral Economics, Health Communication and Decision-Making, Information Processing, Expertise and Credibility, Behavioral Interventions

Bio

Jose Arellano Martorellet is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in Behavioral Decision Research in SDS. His research interests center on how people process and evaluate information, how these processes shape judgments and decisions, and how these insights can inform policy and practice. His current work explores attention and engagement with health information, perceptions of expertise and credibility, and the influence of social norms on health decisions. He leverages field and online experiments, including collaborations with organizations such as UCLA Health, to investigate these topics and evaluate behavioral interventions in real-world settings.

Education

• M.S. in Behavioral Decision Research, Carnegie Mellon University, 2024
• M.S. in Behavioural and Economic Science, University of Warwick, 2016
• B.A. in Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2011