Leon Mait
he/him
LEE-on mayt
BA Sociology
Master of Behavioral Science
PhD Psychology & Social Policy
About
As a Researcher, Leon works across OMNI’s content areas, assisting with quantitative analysis, research design and execution, and deliverable creation. Since joining OMNI, Leon has provided technical assistance, data cleaning and analysis, policy analysis, and various other research services across a number of behavioral health and economic security projects. Leon brings methodological expertise in quantitative research methods and advanced statistical analyses. Prior to joining OMNI in 2024, Leon completed his PhD in Psychology & Social Policy at Princeton University, where he examined public perceptions of DEI in higher education and the impacts of diversity-related discourse and policies on historically underrepresented students. In his spare time, Leon enjoys going for long runs while listening to podcasts and trying out new baking recipes.
- Member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Princeton University Center for Human Values Graduate Prize
- Princeton University G. Mason Morfit ‘97 Fellowship
- Marion J. Levy, Jr. Award
- Radboud University Disciplinary Honours Award
- Princeton University, Scholars Institute Fellowship Program Graduate Fellow
- Princeton Insights ContributorPrinceton RISE (Recognizing Inequities and Standing for Equality) Fellow
- CITI Research Certification – HIPAA CITI Program (2014)
- Starck, J. G., Mait, L., Shelton, J. N., Sinclair, S. (under review). Examining partisan support for instrumental and moral university diversity rationales among White Americans.
- Mait, L., Sinclair, S., & Shelton, J. N. (under review). Not all diversity is created equal: White Americans endorse moral rationales for socioeconomic diversity more than for racial diversity.
- Haushofer, J., Larreboure, M., Lowes, S., & Mait, L. (2023). Cash Transfers and Social Preferences of Children. http://www.nber.org/papers/w31720
- Rusz, D., Le Pelley, M. E., Kompier, M. A. J., Mait, L., & Bijleveld, E. (2020). Reward-driven distraction: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 146(10), 872–899. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000296
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