About Dacher Keltner
Dacher Joseph Keltner is a Mexican-born American psychologist. He is Distinguished Professor of psychology, director of the Berkeley Social Interaction Lab, and founding faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center at University of California, Berkeley. He is widely known for his work on emotion and as a foundational figure in establishing the scientific study of prosocial emotions, especially awe and compassion. He has also brought that research to a broad public audience. In 2020 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2026 he received the William James Fellow Award, a lifetime-achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science.
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