Keltner, Dacher

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Keltner, Dacher
Date of birth
1962
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 22368368
Wikidata: Q5207597
Library of congress: n 2005065922
HAI10: 000159046
Sources of Information
  • Gilovich, Thomas. Social psychology, 2005:CIP t.p. (Dacher Keltner, Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley) abt. the authors (prof., psych., Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley; co-directs Center for the Development of Peace and Well-Being)
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Wikipedia description:

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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