Zachary Rausch
Zach Rausch is Senior Research Scientist at NYU’s Stern School of Business, Chief Researcher to social psychologist Jonathan Haidt and the international bestseller, The Anxious Generation. He is also the Managing Director of the Tech and Society Lab at NYU Stern. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and religious studies and a Master of Science in psychological science from SUNY New Paltz. Before his academic career, Zach worked in Wilderness Therapy, and was a direct care worker in two psychiatric group homes.
Zach’s research and writing have been featured internationally, in outlets such The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, CNBC, Wired, Politiken, Zeit, and more. For speaking engagements, contact rausch.zach@gmail.com
Zach lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and enjoys trying to fix his bicycle.
Relevant Education and Work History
Managing Director of the Tech and Society Lab at NYU Stern School of Business (January 2025 – present)
Senior Research Scientist at NYU Stern School of Business (March 2020 – Present)
Chief researcher to Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt. I led the research for “The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” and will be working on “Life After Babel: Adapting to a World We No Longer Share” soon. I also write for and am the managing editor of the Substack, “After Babel.“
Researcher at the Center for Humane Technology
(January 2023 – April 2024)
Strategy Consultant at FreeThink Media
(August 2022 – January, 2023)
Research Assistant to Tobias Rose-Stockwell (January 2023 – March 2023)
Supported Tobias in finishing his book, Outrage Machine.
Communications Manager at Heterodox Academy (August 2020 – August 2022)
Managing Editor of heterodox: the blog; Host of HxA’s Podcast, Heterodox Out Loud; Social Media Manager. Other responsibilities include project management, video production, communication strategy, digital marketing, and supervision.
Teaching Assistant (January 2020 – June 2021)
Teaching assistant for Psychological and Sociological Statistics at SUNY New Paltz
Research Assistant (September 2019 – June 2021)
Research assistant at the Social Cognition and Development Lab at SUNY New Paltz. Helped conduct research related to conformity, moral judgement, theory of mind, and social development.
Research Assistant (Work Study: January 2020- July 2020)
Research assistant at The Ferguson Biochemistry Lab at SUNY New Paltz. Conducted research related to gram-negative bacteria and cell adhesion.
Visiting Scholar (September 2018 – June 2019), Research Assistant (January 2021 – June 2021).
Visiting Scholar/Research Assistant at the SUNY New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab.
See my resume for additional publications, education, and work experience. (Resume is outdated)
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