David DeSteno
Psychology professor and author
David DeSteno is a psychology professor at Northeastern University who studies how the mind shapes moral behavior. He wrote The Truth About Trust and co-wrote Out of Character.
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About David DeSteno
DeSteno holds a professorship in psychology at Northeastern University and leads a research group on social emotions. His research looks at how the mind shapes moral behavior, and the National Science Foundation has funded it repeatedly. He earned his Ph.D. in psychology at Yale University. He has been elected a fellow of both the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association, and he served as editor-in-chief of the journal Emotion. He also writes about behavioral science for outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic and Harvard Business Review. Besides The Truth About Trust, he has written How God Works and Emotional Success. He co-wrote Out of Character, a Wall Street Journal psychology bestseller.