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Principal Investigator
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Ara Norenzayan, Ph.D. | |
| Office: | Kenny Building 3102 | |
| Contact: | ara (at) psych.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: |
Thinking across cultures Religious cognition, supernatural beliefs Psychological foundations of culture Issues of cultural variability and universality Cultural evolution |
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| Website: | http://www.psych.ubc.ca/~ara | |
Grad Students
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Will Gervais, M.A. | |
| Office: | Kenny Building 3522 | |
| Contact: | wgervais (at) interchange.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: | Religion, Evolutionary Psych | |
| Other Interests: | Soccer, skiing, hockey, and cooking | |
| Website: | http://www2.psych.ubc.ca/~will | |
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Azim Sharif, M.A. | |
| Office: | Kenny Building, somewhere Downstairs | |
| Contact: | azim (at) psych.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: | Cultural evolution; philosophical psychology | |
| Website: | http://www.psych.ubc.ca/~azim | |
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Aiyana Willard, M.A. Candidate |
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| Office: | Kenny Building, Room 2202 | |
| Contact: | aiyana (at) psych.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: | Religion, spirituality, and supernatural beliefs; cultural evolution and transmission. | |
| Other Interests: | Folklore and fairy tales; art; obscure cultural events; travelling to distant lands; fine foods. | |
| Website: | Coming soon | |
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Wanying Zhao, Ph.D. Candidate | |
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| Contact: | wanyin.zhao (at) gmail.com | |
| Academic Interests: | I am interested in the processes by which moral systems are formed within a culture, how they are socialized in individuals and groups within a society, and how, evolutionarily, they fit in with human adaptation. These questions I hope to investigate with the good folks at UBC and their collaborators the world over. | |
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Jack Eurich, M.A. Candidate | |
| Office: | Kenny 2202 | |
| Contact: | eurich (at) psych.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: | Evolutionary psychology; religion and prosociality; happiness. | |
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Rita McNamara , M.A. Candidate | |
| Office: | Kenny 2202 | |
| Contact: | ramcnama (at) psych.ubc.ca | |
| Academic Interests: | Religion, Atheism, and the difference between the two. Evolution of religion and culture, plus the implications both have for development of cooperation. | |
| Other Interests: | Living in new places/ cultures, trying (with varying degrees of success) to see the world from as many perspectives as possible | |
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Research Assistants:
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Recent Alumni News:
Emma Buchtel is a post doc feeling at Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr. Roy Spina is a professor at Birmingham City University
Samantha Kwon is attending UBC for an MA in Counseling Psychology.
Two RAs from 2008 won scholarships to study abroad this year: Ashley Ng at National University of Singapore, and Kerry Chang in Japan.
Ian Hansen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at John Jay School for Crimina Justice, working with Prof. Scott Atran.
Sasha Kimel is a graduate student in Social Psychology at the University of Michigan, working with Profs. Shinobu Kitayama and Richard Nisbett.
Albert Lee is a graduate student in Social Psychology at Queens University, working with Prof. Li-jun Ji.
Susan Lin is a graduate student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Hawaii.
Michael Mackay is a graduate student in Councelling Psychology at the University of Florida.
Graham Lavender is a graduate student McGill, getting his MLIS (Library and Information Studies).