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John Hamman is the Chair of the Department of Economics and Bernard Sliger Professor of Economics at Florida State University in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. He earned his Ph.D. in Behavioral Decision Research from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009. Beginning his career at Florida State University as an Assistant Professor of Economics, he progressed to Associate Professor and was appointed Department Chair on May 10, 2024, succeeding Joe Calhoun. As chair, he leads the department's undergraduate program, Master's in Applied Economics program, and Ph.D. program, with a focus on fields including experimental and behavioral economics. Hamman is also a member of the xs/fs Experimental Social Science Research Cluster at Florida State University, contributing to interdisciplinary experimental research.

Hamman's research centers on organizational and behavioral economics through experimental methods, exploring leadership, organizational structure, managerial decision-making, group coordination, the economic and psychological effects of delegation, and voting and group decision-making under different political institutions. His work has received over 1,000 citations according to Google Scholar. Prominent publications include 'Self-Interest through Delegation: An Additional Rationale for the Principal-Agent Relationship' (American Economic Review, 2010, with George Loewenstein and Roberto Weber); 'An Experimental Investigation of Electoral Delegation and the Provision of Public Goods' (American Journal of Political Science, 2011, with Roberto Weber and Jonathan Woon); 'Intermediaries in Corruption: An Experiment' (Experimental Economics, 2014, with Mikhail Drugov and Danila Serra); 'Fool Me Once: An Experiment on Credibility and Leadership' (Economic Journal, 2020, with David Cooper and Roberto Weber); 'Personality Traits and Endogenous Group Formation' (Revue Economique, 2019, with James Ahloy); 'Managing Uncertainty: An Experiment on Delegation and Team Selection' (Organization Science, 2023, with Miguel Martinez-Carrasco); and 'A Corruption Dilemma' (Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, with James Ahloy and Rebecca Gilland). His contributions have advanced understanding of delegation, corruption, ethical behavior, and coordination in economic and political contexts.