Steven J. Heine is a Canadian professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology. He specialises in cultural psychology.
Professional background Heine's research specialty is social psychology, particularly cultural psychology with an emphasis on the differences between Western and East Asian cultures. He also has done research on the meaning maintenance model and genetic essentialism.
Honors and awards In 2003, Heine was awarded the Distinguished Scientist Early Career Award for Social Psychology, American Psychological Association.American Psychologist (November 2003). Steven J. Heine Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology In 2011, he was honored with the Career Trajectory Award, Society of Experimental Social Psychology. In 2016, he was elected as a fellow into the Royal Society of Canada.
Selected publications
Books
Start Making Sense:How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times (New York:Basic Books, 2025, )
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