Jason Chein, PhD

Jason M. Chein is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Temple University, where he directs the Temple University Brain Research & Imaging Center (TUBRIC) and leads the Control & Adaptive Behavior Laboratory (CABlab). Dr. Chein’s research uses a convergent methodologies approach that features brain imaging (magnetic resonance imaging) to explore the development, training, and deployment of self-regulatory control processes, and to deepen our understanding of how these processes serve adaptive decision making and behavior, especially under conditions of distraction and socio-emotional arousal. His work addresses issues of concern for basic foundational science as well as topics that have direct translational and applied relevance; such as studies on the enhancement of working memory and attention control through training, the development of executive control and its role in adolescent decision-making, and the links between self-regulation, cognitive and affective functioning, and digital media technology habits across development. Dr. Chein earned his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and cognitive neuroscience at the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition, a joint program of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. He then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University before starting his professorship at Temple University. He has authored over 100 publications, and his research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIAAA, NIDA, NICHD), National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, and private foundation support. He is a former Associate Editor for Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience and was a Network Scholar for the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Law & Neuroscience. Dr. Chein’s significant contributions to science were recently recognized with his receipt of the Psychonomic Society Mid-Career Award. He is also an award-winning educator and the 2025 winner of the Temple University Great Teacher Award.