Joni Sasaki uses an integrated biological and socio-cultural approach to conduct basic psychological research on multiple forms of diversity—including ethnic, religious, and biological diversity—in the areas of social cognition and social behavior. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada, and Sir John Templeton Foundation and has been published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She received the 2013 Society of Experimental Social Psychology (SESP) Dissertation Award for her work investigating the individual, situational, and cultural moderators of religion’s effects. Please see the Culture and Religion Lab website for more information.