Azim Shariff

Dr. Azim Shariff serves as Professor and Canada 150 Research Chair of Moral Psychology at the University of British Columbia, where he directs the Centre for Applied Moral Psychology (CAMP). After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto in 2004 and PhD from UBC in 2010, he spent eight years at the Universities of Oregon and California before returning to UBC in 2018. His groundbreaking research examines the intersection of morality with religion, cultural attitudes, and economics, while also exploring human-technology interactions and automation ethics, particularly regarding self-driving cars. His work has garnered numerous prestigious honors, including the 2024 Royal Society of Canada College membership, 2023 Killam Faculty Research Prize, and fellowship in the Association for Psychological Science. His influential research, published in leading journals like Science, Nature, and Psychological Science, has shaped our understanding of religious prosociality, moral psychology, and the ethical implications of emerging technologies. As director of the Cultural Evolution of Religion Research Consortium and principal investigator on the Moral Machine Experiment, he continues to advance our understanding of human moral behavior and its implications for technological development.