I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Irvine.

My research examines how cultural worldviews shape our understanding of the world and can help or hinder our capacity to coordinate on pressing issues, like climate change, global pandemics, and risks from emerging technologies. 

My work uses mixed-methods, including behavioural experiments, cross-cultural surveys, and natural language processing.

Culture shapes our view of important issues in fascinating ways. I have studied how spiritual connections with nature influence environmental decision-making; how political identity unites and divides people on environmental issues, and how apocalyptic narratives shape people's responses to global risks. Our capacity to address important global issues depends crucially on our capacity to coordinate culturally diverse populations that see these important issues through different lenses.

Before joining UC Irvine, I completed my PhD in Social/Personality Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Canada under the supervision of Ara Norenzayan and Mark Schaller.