Lee J. Jussim (born December 2, 1955[citation needed]) is an American social psychologist.

When he was 13, his family moved to Levittown, Long Island, and his mother died of cancer shortly after.

[2] Jussim dropped out of college shortly before meeting his future wife, Lisa Baum, in 1975.

[2] He graduated with a doctorate in social psychology in 1987 and entered a teaching position at Rutgers University that same year.

[4] Jussim has published work linking diversity training and increased perception of microaggressions.