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Johannes C. Eichstaedt
Assistant Professor (Research) of Psychology
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, Psychology (2017)
M.A., University of Pennsylvania, Psychology (2013)
MAPP, University of Pennsylvania, Positive Psychology (2011)
M.S., University of Chicago, Particle Physics (2010)
B.S. (Hons.), King's College, London, Physics & Philosophy (2009)
Johannes Eichstaedt is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford and a Shriram faculty fellow at the Institute for Human-Centered A.I. He uses Natural Language Processing and LLMs to measure and improve mental health. In 2011, he co-founded the World Well-Being Project, now a consortium of psychology and computer science labs across four universities. Originally trained as a physicist, Johannes received his Ph.D. and clinical training at the University of Pennsylvania. Johannes was elected a rising star and emerging leader by three scientific organizations, has published 85+ articles, and has served as an expert for the United Nations and several governments. In the 2025/2026 academic year, he is visiting INSEAD, near Paris.