Lucius Caviola

By training, I am an experimental psychologist, with a particular focus on moral psychology and judgment and decision-making. In addition to empirical psychological studies, I increasingly conduct empirical research with large language models. I am also interested in the strategic and governance questions raised by advanced AI.

Previously, I was a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford's Global Priorities Institute (2023–2025), following my postdoctoral fellowship with Prof Joshua Greene at Harvard University (2019–2023). During this period, I also spent time as a research visitor with Prof Jeff Sebo at NYU's Department of Environmental Studies (2022–2023).

I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in 2019, where I was supervised by Prof Nadira Faber and Prof Julian Savulescu. My doctoral dissertation explored the psychological foundations of moral attitudes toward animals.

My work has been recognized with the 2025 Rising Star award from the Association for Psychological Science and, with collaborators, the Daniel M. Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. I received an award from the Gates Foundation for developing innovative digital charitable giving solutions that informed the design of a real-world philanthropic initiative. I also received a Distinction in Teaching Award from Harvard University.