Biography

Santiago is a PhD candidate in Behavioural Science at the University of Warwick. He holds an MSc in Human Resource Management from the Universidad de Chile, where his research focused on gender differences in advice taking, and a MSc in Business Administration from the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied psychological ownership and early withdrawals from retirement savings. During his undergraduate studies, he was trained in both business and economics, gaining experience with experimental methods as well as field data and econometric analysis. His current research examines gender differences in advice taking, political polarization, trust, and public policy, with a focus on both individual-level (i-frame) and systemic (s-frame) behavioural interventions.

Santiago is passionate about teaching and has held roles both as a teaching assistant and as a lecturer. At his alma mater in Chile, he taught courses in human resources, calculus, and linear algebra, and served as a teaching assistant across several universities in Chile. He also taught Marketing Research during his time in the US. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in academia as a researcher and lecturer, which enabled him to consult for a range of organisations, from non-profits to multinational corporations, through university partnerships.

His work has been published in Personality and Individual Differences, the Journal of Economic Psychology, and the Revista Vasca de Gestión de Personas y Organizaciones Públicas. He has also served as a reviewer for the Journal of Economic Psychology. Outside of academia, Santiago was a nationally selected open water swimmer for Chile, initially enrolled in medical school before pursuing business studies, and is currently a member of the University of Warwick's boxing team.