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Daryl Van Tongeren is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Frost Center for Social Science Research at Hope College. His research explores the intersection of existential meaning, religion, and virtues like humility and forgiveness.
- Director, Frost Center for Social Science Research
- Ph.D. in Experimental Social Psychology (Virginia Commonwealth University, 2011)
Research Interests focus on social-cognitive mechanisms underlying meaning in life, religious behavior, and prosocial virtues. He investigates how humility reduces worldview defense and fosters tolerance, and how forgiveness interacts with existential meaning. His Templeton-funded work examines intellectual humility in leadership and religious deidentification.
Scientific Awards include Fellowships from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology and APS Rising Star designation. His grants span projects on humility, meaning after disasters, and religious beliefs.
Publications highlight cross-cultural studies on religious residue, moral foundations, and behavioral interventions for humility. His work appears in journals like Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
Labs/Teams: Leads collaborative research with students at the Frost Center, emphasizing practical applications of psychological science for human flourishing.
