Joseph Henrich
Ruth Moore Professor of Biological Anthropology Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology
Director of Graduate Studies
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
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.