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Chris Moore, PhD

Author of The Power of Guilt (BenBella, HarperCollins Canada, Canelo)

Chris Moore, PhD, is a Nova Scotia-based professor of psychology whose distinguished academic career includes serving as the Dean of Science at Dalhousie University and a Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto. His extensive publication history has placed him within the top two percent of academic scientists worldwide.

A leading expert on human social development and relationships, Dr. Moore’s research has been presented globally and featured in The New York Times, Psychology Today, and the CBC. He speaks with authority on social psychology, humanity’s social nature, and the ways our complex relationship with emotions impacts everyday life.

In his debut trade book, The Power of Guilt—published by BenBella Books (US), Canelo (UK), and HarperCollins (Canada)—Dr. Moore challenges preconceived notions about guilt, reframing the emotion as a vital driver of both social and personal change.

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Keynote Lecture Topics

  • The healing role of guilt in everyday life
  • Feeling guilty and being guilty (and why they are not the same)
  • Why is guilt good for us?
  • How social psychology can help us understand (but not necessarily solve) the most urgent issues of our time
  • Why humans are the most social of all creatures

Chris Moore, PhD travels from Nova Scotia.

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