Dr. Steven J. Heine is Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on a few topics that converge on how people come to understand themselves and the world around them. In particular, he studies how people’s cultures shape how they make sense of themselves and their worlds, how people strive to find meaning in their lives, and how people understand genetic causes. He is author of “Cultural Psychology”, the top-selling textbook in its field, and the trade book, “Start Making Sense: How Existential Psychology can Help Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times” (Basic Books, forthcoming 2025). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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