Dr. Joseph Henrich
Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Joseph Henrich's 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, he integrates ethnographic tools from anthropology with experimental techniques drawn from psychology and economics. His area interests include Amazonia, Chile and Fiji.
Contact Information
Office Location:
Museum of Comparative Zoology 533D
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mailing Address:
Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Museum of Comparative Zoology 533D
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mailing Address:
Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
p: (617) 384-8640