Multi-disciplinary Researcher & Author specializing in Human Morality, Child Development & Human Flourishing

Darcia Narvaez is Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, and Fellow of the American Psychological Association, American Educational Research Association, Association for Psychological Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Born in Minnesota, US, Darcia grew up living around the world as a bilingual/bicultural Puerto Rican-German American but calls Earth her home. Early careers include professional musician, business owner, music and Spanish teacher, and seminarian, among other endeavors.

Darcia uses an interdisciplinary approach to studying evolved morality, child development and human flourishing. Her most recent books include Restoring the Kinship Worldview, and The Evolved Nest: Nature’s Way of Raising Children and Creating Connected Communities. Her book Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom won the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association and the 2017 Expanded Reason Award. Recent short films featuring Darcia’s research and her Evolved Nest initiative include Breaking the Cycle, The Evolved Nest, and Reimagining Humanity.