Zachary Rausch
Zach Rausch is Associate Research Scientist at NYU-Stern School of Business, lead researcher to Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt, and a researcher for the Center for Humane Technology. Zach worked for two years as Communications Manager at Heterodox Academy. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in sociology and religious studies and a Master of Science in psychological science from SUNY New Paltz. Zach previously studied Buddhism in Bodh Gaya, India, worked in Wilderness Therapy, and was a direct care worker in two psychiatric group homes.
Zach’s research and writing have been featured and cited internationally, in outlets such The Atlantic, The New Yorker, The Times, The After Babel Substack, The Free Press, Axios, Politiken, Zeit, and more. He has also given expert testimony to multiple state legislatures on the impact of social media on adolescent mental health. Zach has been called “a highly interesting person from the Anglosphere.” 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
Associate Research Scientist at NYU Stern School of Business (March 2020 – Present)
Chief researcher to Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt. I currently am working on two upcoming books: “The Anxious Generation: How The Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” and “Life After Babel: Adapting to a World We No Longer Share.” I also write for and manage the Substack, “After Babel.“
Researcher at the Center for Humane Technology
(January 2023 – Present)
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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