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Patty Van Cappellen
Associate Research Professor in the Social Science Research Institute
Social Science Research Institute
patty.vancappellen@duke.edu
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Worship 2.0: Testing the benefits and challenges of virtual worship participation for flourishing
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Templeton World Charity Foundation ·
2024 - 2027
Hope: Planning a revived scientific inquiry in a topic central to what makes life worth living
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by John Templeton Foundation ·
2024 - 2027
The Science of Empathy: A Scoping Review
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Templeton Religion Trust ·
2024 - 2026
Spiritual Yearning as a Psychological Construct: Associations with Spiritual Struggles and Existential Growth
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Hope College ·
2023 - 2026
Building the Psychology of Compassion: Insights from Religion
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Templeton Religion Trust ·
2022 - 2025
A psychological exploration into factors reducing bias in helping behaviors among religious people
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Issachar Fund ·
2021 - 2023
ON THANKSGIVING: HOW GRATITUDE TO GOD IS DEMONSTRATED, WITH CONSEQUENCES FOR THE GRATEFUL PERSON AND WITNESSES
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Biola University ·
2020 - 2022
The Embodiment of Worship: Relations Among Postural, Psychological, and Physiological Aspects of Religious Practice
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by John Templeton Foundation ·
2017 - 2022
Embodiment in worship across religious contexts
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Arizona State University ·
2017 - 2020
Subjective Reasons for Belief and Non-belief
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Arizona State University ·
2017 - 2020
