Research Teams
Our 10 inaugural research teams are working with people from many religious and spiritual traditions in 30 field sites around the world.
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SINGAPORE
PI: Kushnir
Mexico City, MEXICO
Yucatán, MEXICO
Nottingham, England,
UNITED KINGDOM
PI: Burdett
Shanghai, CHINA
Taipei, TAIWAN
SINGAPORE
Bali, INDONESIA
Mexico City, MEXICO
California, US • Mexico City & Yucatán, MEXICO
Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Jehovah's Witnesses, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; traditional Mayan, and other beliefs and practices
Rebekah Richert is is one of the primary investigators on the Developing Belief Network and is the Lead PI for this research team. She is a full professor of psychology and the director of the Childhood Cognition Lab at the University of California, Riverside. Learn more about her research here.
Elizabeth Davis is an associate professor of psychology and the director of the Emotion Regulation Lab at the University of California, Riverside. She is a Co-PI for this team.
Learn more about her research here.
Laura Shneidman is an assistant professor of psychology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She is a Co-PI for this team.
Learn more about her research here.
Kara Weisman is DBN's Postdoctoral Project Director currently based out of the University of California, Riverside. Personal website:
Learn more about her research here.
Bolivar Reyes-Jaquez is a DBN's Postdoctoral Research Associate currently based out of the University of California, Riverside.
Learn more about his research here.
Nova Scotia, CANADA • Mantaro Valley, PERU • Kabarole, UGANDA
Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Anglican Christianity, Protestant Christianity, & other traditions
Katherine McAuliffe is an assistant professor of psychology and the director of the Cooperation Lab at Boston College. She is the PI for this team. Learn more about her research here.
New England, US • Antioquia, COLOMBIA • Taipei and surrounding areas, TAIWAN
Many religious traditions
Kathleen Corriveau is one of the primary investigators on the Developing Belief Network and is the Lead PI for this research team. She is a full professor of psychology and the director of the Social Learning Lab at Boston University. Learn more about her research here.
Maliki Eyvonne Ghossainy
is DBN's Senior Research Scientist currently based out of Boston University. Personal website: www.malikighossainy.comLearn more about her research here.
Nottingham, England, UK • Tsimané & Mosetén villages, Amazonia, BOLIVIA
Protestant Christianity, Catholicism, Islam, Evangelical Christianity, traditional beliefs, secularism, & other traditions
Emily Burdett is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Nottingham and is the Lead PI for this team. Learn more about her research here.
Michael Gurven is a professor of anthropology and chair of Integrative Anthropological Sciences at the University of California Santa Barbara. He is a Co-PI for this team. Learn more about his research here.
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UNITED KINGDOM • Dublin, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Protestant Christianity and Catholicism
Jocelyn Dautel is a lecturer in the psychology at Queen's University Belfast and is the Lead PI for this team. Learn more about her research here.
Laura Taylor is an assistant professor in psychology at University College Dublin. She is a Co-PI for this team. Learn more about her research here.
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Aidan Feeney is a professor of psychology at Queen's University Belfast and is a Co-PI for this team. Learn more about his research here.
Greater Tzaneen, SOUTH AFRICA
African Independent Church, Charismatic Evangelical Christianity, and traditional beliefs
Amanda Tarullo is an associate professor of psychology and brain sciences at Boston University and is the Lead PI for this team.
Learn more about her research here.
Denise Evans is a principal researcher at the Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO) and a senior researcher at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a Co-PI of this team. Learn more about her research here.
Vadodara, Gujarat, INDIA • Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism
Mahesh Srinivasan is an associate professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and directs UC Berkeley Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory. He is the Lead PI for this team. Learn more about his research here.
Gil Diesendruck is a full professor of psychology and Director of the Language and Cognitive Development Laboratory at the Gonda Brain Research Center, and currently Head of the Interdisciplinary Unit, all at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. He is a Co-PI of this team. Learn more about his research here.
Audun Dahl is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is a Co-PI for this team.
Learn more about his research here.
Tripoli, Tyre, Chouf Mountains, Jounie and Keserwan, Koura, and Beirut, LEBANON
Sunni and Shia Islam; Druze faith; Maronite, Greek Orthodox, and Protestant Christianity
Tamer Amin is an associate professor and chair of the department of education at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is the Lead PI for this research team. Learn more about his research here.
Maliki E. Ghossainy is Senior Research Scientist for the Developing Belief Network and is based at Boston University. She is Co-PI for this research team. Learn more about her research here.
SINGAPORE • Shanghai, CHINA
Many religious traditions
Tamar Kushnir is a professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience at Duke University and director of the Early Childhood Cognition Laboratory. She is the Lead PI for this research team.
Learn more about her research here.
Shaun Nichols is a professor of philosophy at Cornell University. He is a Co-PI for this research team.
Learn more about his research here.
Yue Yu is a research scientist in the Centre for for Research in Child Development at Nanyang Technological University. He is a Co-PI for this research team.
Learn more about his research here.
Xin (Alice) Zhao is an associate professor of psychology and the director of the Culture and Child Development Lab at East China Normal University. She is a Co-PI for this research team. Learn more about her research here.
Jakarta & Bali, INDONESIA
Islam, Hinduism, and various other religious traditions
Florencia Anggoro is an associate professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross. She is the Lead PI for this research team. Learn more about her research here.
Benjamin Jee is an associate professor of psychology at Worcester State University. He is Co-PI for this team.
Learn more about his research here.
