Zachariah Elam
Ph.D. Student
Hailing from the Commonwealth of Virginia, Zachariah Elam received a Bachelor's of Science in Psychological Sciences and a Bachelor's of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Lynchburg in May of 2024. Zachariah is a 2nd-year PhD candidate currently involved in the Morality, Truth, and Motivation lab in which his research interests are focused on Political Extremism and Tribalism. Other research interests are religious competency/humility in healthcare treatments as well as religious abuse/trauma. Zachariah intends on becoming a licensed Neuropsychologist for Assessment and continuing social psychological studies and academic teaching.
Research interests
- Extremism and tribalism
- Shared reality theory
- Political psychology
- Motivation
- Religious abuse/trauma
- Religious cultural humility
Lab
- Morality, Truth, and Motivation Lab