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 First 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