Diego Guevara Beltran

Assistant Professor, Social and Personality Psychology
Director, Social Psychology of Evolutionary Cooperation, Interdependence, and Emotions (SPECIEs) Lab

Why do people cooperate? What are the proximate mechanisms underlying cooperation? What are the consequences of cooperation for risk management, social relationships, and well-being? I investigate these questions employing survey, experimental, longitudinal, and field methods.

Research Interests:

  • Social psychology and evolutionary anthropology
  • Cooperation and prosocial behavior
  • Interdependence and social emotions

Updated: 08/27/25

Selected Publications:

Updated: 09/05/25

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Social Psychology, Arizona State University (2023)