Dr. Joseph Henrich

Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology

My research focuses on evolutionary approaches to psychology, decision-making and culture, and includes topics related to cultural learning, cultural evolution, culture-gene coevolution, human sociality, prestige, leadership, large-scale cooperation, religion and the emergence of complex human institutions. Methodologically, I integrate ethnographic tools from anthropology with experimental techniques drawn from psychology and economics. My area interests include Amazonia, Chile and Fiji.