Jared E. LeClerc, PhD candidate
Office address: University of Washington, Department of Psychology, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195
Phone: 206-616-9593  Email: jleclerc@uw.edu
Education
Doctoral Program in Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 2008-present
Dissertation advisor: Susan Joslyn
(Doctoral candidate as of May 2011)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, summa cum laude
St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD, USA
2002
Awards
Excellent Oral Presentation
91st American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA
2011
Margaret Washburn Award for Outstanding Research in Psychology
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
2002
Nitze Fellowship
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
1998-2002
Phi Beta Kappa
Employment
Research Assistant, Decision Making with Uncertainty Lab
Dept. of Psychology, University of Washington
2008-present
Research Health Science Specialist
Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Seattle WA
2005-2009
Water and Sanitation Extension Agent
U.S. Peace Corps, Mali, West Africa
2003-2005
Courses Taught
Cognitive Psychology (PSYCH 355)
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Winter 2011
Human Performance Lab (PSYCH 331)
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Spring 2010,
Summer 2011,
Spring 2012
Introduction to Probability and Statistics (PSYCH 317)
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Fall 2008
Research Interests
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Decision making in situations of uncertainty and risk
Risk perception and communication
Behavioral economics
Game theory
Hindsight bias
Attributional biases
Collective traps
Publications
Joslyn, S., & LeClerc, J. (2012). Uncertainty forecasts improve weather-related decisions and attenuate
the effects of forecast error. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18, 126-140.
Joslyn, S., & LeClerc, J. (accepted). Decisions with uncertainty: The glass half full. Current Directions in
Psychological Science.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (2012). Odds ratio forecasts increase precautionary action for extreme weather
events. Weather, Climate and Society, 4, 263-270.
Presentations at National Meetings
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (January 2013). The role of forecast confidence intervals in perception of climate
change risk. Presentation at the 93rd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Austin, TX,
USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (November 2012). Uncertainty estimates and the interpretation of climate change
forecasts. Presentation at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Minneapolis, MN,
USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (March 2012). Odds ratio forecasts increase precautionary action for severe
weather events. Presentation at the 2012 Northwest Weather Workshop, Seattle, WA, USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (November 2011). Decision making in severe weather uncertainty:
Climatological odds and advice. Presentation at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society,
Seattle, WA, USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (May 2011). Communicating forecast uncertainty for severe weather events.
Presentation at the 10th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, Orlando, FL, USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (January 2011). The effects of the use of uncertainty estimates on weatherrelated decision making: Do decision support aids really help? Presentation at the 91st American
Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, USA.
Joslyn, S., LeClerc, J., & Savelli, S. (November 2010). The impact of forecast uncertainty on decision
making. Presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, St. Louis, MO, USA.
LeClerc, J., & Joslyn, S. (November 2009). Role of uncertainty information and forecast error in weatherrelated decision making. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Boston, MA,
USA.