Bio
Dr. Nils Olsen is interested in exploring decisions under conditions of high stress, time-constraint, and robust outcomes. Within these contexts, Olsen specifically explores (a) decision making under extreme conditions (GW Today, 'Extreme Decisions' article); (b) procedural justice within professional-client interactions (e.g., physician-patient, lawyer-client); (c) health-related decision making; and (d) performance drivers of elite athletes. He has publications appearing in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Social Cognition, and Academic Emergency Medicine.

Olsen is trained as an Experimental Social Psychologist and, secondarily, as a Statistician (L.L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory); and has worked with the Duke Global Executive MBA Program, Duke Corporate Education, Inc., the American Bar Foundation, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and Deutsche Asset Management (Deutsche Bank).

Education:
Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
M.A., University of Iowa – Iowa City
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Mentors:
Dr. John Harvey
Dr. E. Allan Lind
Dr. Caryl E. Rusbult
Dr. Constantine Sedikides
Dr. M. Keith Weikel

Personal
Prince National Tennis All-America









 top of page / back / home