Jason A. Cantone
Dr. Jason A. Cantone's research focuses on psychology and law, specifically judgment and decision making. Dr. Cantone currently works as a Research Associate at the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Cantone completed his Bachelor's in Science degree in Psychology (Honors) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His honors thesis, which explored the correlational relationship between impulsivity, locomotion, and counterfactual thinking was completed under the guidance of Dr. Neal Roese.
Dr. Cantone completed a joint J.D./Ph.D. degree in Law and Psychology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His dissertation focused upon religious discrimination in the workplace, expanding from previous work on judgment and decision making in Title VII decisions.
Overall, his research has included projects on discrimination in the courts (based upon ethnicity, accent, and charge) and workplace (based upon religion), the role of counterfactual thinking in negligence decision making, and the social psychological affects of public policies meant to benefit the general population.
Upon completing his M.A. (in Social Psychology) in 2008, he worked for three years within United States Strategic Command, working on nuclear weapons issues such as the New START (treaty between the U.S. and Russian Federation on the reduction of nuclear weapons), Congressional budget analysis, and systems engineering designs for the safety, security, and reliability of nuclear weapons.
In his current position as a research associate for the Federal Judicial Center, Dr. Cantone works with several judicial committees to explore such issues as the role of alternative dispute resolution (e.g., mediation, arbitration), the availability and essentiality of judicial resources for federal judges, access to justice issues related to pro se litigants, and the emerging role of electronic discovery. He has also served on the Center's EEO/Diversity Committee since 2011.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Law and Public Policy
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
- Self and Identity
Journal Articles:
- Cantone, J. A. (2011). “Do you hear what I hear?”: Empirical research on earwitness testimony. Texas Wesleyan Law Review, 17(2), 123-142.
- Cantone, J. A. (2009). Rational enough to punish, but too irrational to release: The integrity of the sexual offender civil commitment process. Drake Law Review, 57, 693-728.
- Cantone, J.A., Cecil, J.S., & Jani, D. (2014, Fall) Whither Notice Pleading? Pleading Practice in the Days Before Twombly. 39 Southern Illinois University Law Journal 23-70.
- Harner, M. M., & Cantone, J. A. (2011). Is legal scholarship out of touch? An empirical analysis of the use of scholarship in business law cases. University of Miami Business Law Review, 19(1), 1-50.
- Johnson, L., Harner, M., & Cantone, J. A. (2012). Gender and securities law in the Supreme Court. Women’s Rights Law Reporter, 33, 1-42.
- Wiener, R. L., Holtje, M., Winter, R., Cantone, J. A., Block-Lieb, S., & Gross, K. (2007). Consumer credit card use: The roles of creditor disclosure and anticipated emotion. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 13(1), 32-46.
- Wiener, R. L., Holtje, M., Winter, R., Cantone, J. A., Gross, K., & Block-Lieb, S. (2006). Psychology and BAPCPA: Enhanced disclosure and emotion. Missouri Law Review, 71(4), 1003-1033.
Other Publications:
- Caldararo, M., Cantone, J. A., Cowin, J., Huggins, R., Rademacher, H., & Sendelbach, D. (2008). Chinese counter space intentions. Internally published within U.S. Strategic Command: Department of Defense as Intelligence Briefing at Unclassified Level, pp. 1-180. [sections regarding psychology, negotiation, Chinese culture, and application of psychology to law written by Jason A. Cantone]
- Cantone, J.A. (2014). The Invention of Lying. In Encyclopedia of Deception. (Ed. Timothy R. Levine) SAGE Publications, Inc. (1104pp.), ISBN # 9781452258775.
- Cantone, J.A. (2013). Behind Closed Doors: The Science of Jury Decision Making. PsycCritiques 58 (29), Article 4.
- Cantone, J. A. (2010). The power of Prague: An empirical examination into attitudes toward nuclear policies. Center for Strategic and International Issues: A Collection of Papers from the 2010 Nuclear Scholars Initiative, p. 5-17.
- Cantone, J.A. & Kuss, B. (2014). If It Bleeds, It Leads. PsycCritiques, 59(51), Article 10.
- Stienstra, D., Bataillon, J., & Cantone, J. A. (2012, February 27). Assistance to pro se litigants in U.S. district courts report on surveys of clerks of court and chief judges. Washington, DC: Federal Judicial Center.
- Wiener, R. L., Cantone, J. A., Holtje, M., & Block-Lieb, S. (2009). The limits of enhanced disclosure in bankruptcy law: Anticipated and experienced emotion. [Prepared for the American Bankruptcy Institute – University of Illinois Interdisciplinary Symposium on Debt (May 1-3, 2008) and included in book based on presentations at that symposium (Oxford Univ. Press 2009)]
Courses Taught:
- Advanced Social Psychology
- Political Psychology of Terrorism
- Psychology and Law
- Research and Statistics
- Research Methods in National Security
Jason A. Cantone
One Columbus Circle, NE
Washington, District of Columbia 20002-8003
United States of America