The Collective Self

Dr. Zachary Ugolnik is a scholar and writer specializing in interdisciplinary approaches to life’s biggest questions. He is the Director of Religion, Science, and Society at the John Templeton Foundation. In this role, he is responsible for the development and implementation of grants in the Religion, Science, and Society portfolio. Prior to working in philanthropy, Dr. Ugolnik served as Program Director at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University where he oversaw the development, management, and evaluation of interdisciplinary initiatives run by the Center. He previously served as Assistant Professor of Religion at Mount Allison University and a Mellon Interdisciplinary Fellow at the Center for Innovative Theory and Empirics (INCITE) at Columbia University. He has co-edited and authored scholarly articles in outlets such as Dædalus, The Journal of Religion, Religion & Literature, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin.