Ronald Fischer

Works in the Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics Unit at Institute D’Or for Research and Education (Rio de Janeiro). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society NZ Te Aparangi and the Association for Psychological Science. His research focuses on cultural and evolutionary dynamics of values, beliefs, personality and wellbeing. Currently, he leads a number of international projects on the nature of experiences that are variably classified as extraordinary, transcendental or paranormal, with a particular focus on the sense-making processes by the individuals that experience them and their impact on mental health.

He has published more than 150 articles and book chapters, has been named as one of the top 10 most highly cited researchers on culture and psychology and has received international research awards from the Academy of Management, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and the International Association for Intercultural Research. He is a member of the General Research Fund panel in psychology and linguistics of the Research Council Hong Kong, serves as the Editor in Chief of Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, a new transdisciplinary journal focusing on human behavior in ecological context and serves on the editorial boards of a range of journals in psychology, social sciences and business research.