David DeSteno

David DeSteno is currently a professor of psychology at Northeastern University where he directs the Social Emotions Lab. At the broadest level, DeSteno's lab examines the mechanisms of the mind that shape social behavior. From hypocrisy to compassion, from pride to prejudice, and from honesty to punishment, his work continually reveals that human moral behavior is much more variable than most people would predict. DeSteno is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and editor of the American Psychological Association's journal Emotion. His work has been repeatedly funded by the National Science Foundation and has been regularly featured in the media, including the New York Times, Newsweek, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and the Wall Street Journal. He is co-author of the Wall Street Journal Psychology Bestseller "Out of Character," and has written about his research for the New York Times and Boston Globe. DeSteno received his PhD in psychology from Yale.