Welcome to the Culture and Religion Lab
We use perspectives from social and cultural psychology, neuroscience and biology, and cognitive psychology and cognitive science to examine questions about culture and religion. Please have a look around to see what we do!
Recent News
Faculty Position
MAY 2025 - Hannah Pearson accepted a faculty position at Warren Wilson College!
Dissertation Defense
MAY 2025 - Hannah Pearson defended her dissertation. Congrats, Dr. Pearson!
Faculty Position
FEBRUARY 2025 - Ronda Lo accepted a faculty position at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)!
MAY 2025 - Hannah Pearson accepted a faculty position at Warren Wilson College!
Dissertation Defense
MAY 2025 - Hannah Pearson defended her dissertation. Congrats, Dr. Pearson!
Faculty Position
FEBRUARY 2025 - Ronda Lo accepted a faculty position at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)!
Old (but still good!) News
Award
MAY 2023 - Ronda Lo received the Sandra Pyke Award.
Post-doctoral Fellowship
APRIL 2023 - Ronda Lo received a fellowship with the Stanford SPARQ Post-doctoral Program.
Dissertation Defense
FEBRUARY 2023 - Heewon Kwon defended her dissertation. Congrats, Dr. Kwon!
Grant
APRIL 2021 - Dr. Joni Sasaki received a grant from the National Science Foundation with PIs in Engineering and Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge on "Breaking Barriers to Participation: A Cultural Approach to Increasing Native Hawaiian Representation in Engineering."
Award
APRIL 2021 - Heewon Kwon won the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants.
MAY 2023 - Ronda Lo received the Sandra Pyke Award.
Post-doctoral Fellowship
APRIL 2023 - Ronda Lo received a fellowship with the Stanford SPARQ Post-doctoral Program.
Dissertation Defense
FEBRUARY 2023 - Heewon Kwon defended her dissertation. Congrats, Dr. Kwon!
Grant
APRIL 2021 - Dr. Joni Sasaki received a grant from the National Science Foundation with PIs in Engineering and Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge on "Breaking Barriers to Participation: A Cultural Approach to Increasing Native Hawaiian Representation in Engineering."
Award
APRIL 2021 - Heewon Kwon won the Frances Davis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants.
