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Darcia Narvaez, PhD

Darcia Narvaez is a Professor of Psychology Emerita at the University of Notre Dame. She is the founder of the public and professional educational outreach project The Evolved Nest Initiative whose nonprofit mission is to share her science research into developing appropriate baselines for lifelong human wellness by meeting the biological needs of infants. This wellness-informed baseline is imperative at this time as the United States ranks 41st out of 41 developed countries in public policies that support families.

In a 2020 analysis of top scientists, Narvaez emerged in the top 2% of scientists worldwide. Of the eight million scientists in the world, the analysis concerned those who had at least five articles published in scientific journals between 1996 and 2017-- over six million scientists. Individuals were ranked according to various criteria, including number of citations of their work.

In 2022, she was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), the largest international body of professional scientists in the world and publisher of the prestigious journal Science. Narvaez was honored for her distinguished contributions illuminating typical and atypical development in terms of well-being, morality and sustainable wisdom. Narvaez examines how early life experience — the “evolved nest” — influences moral functioning and well-being in children and adults. She integrates evolutionary, anthropological, neurobiological, clinical, developmental and education sciences in her work. The election of AAAS fellows is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers.

Narvaez’s book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom, was chosen for the 2017 Expanded Reason Award from among more than 360 total entries from 170 universities and 30 countries. Narvaez received the prize, including a substantial monetary award, at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City on September 27, 2017. The book also received the William James Award from the American Psychological Association in 2015.

Narvaez hosted interdisciplinary conferences at the University of Notre Dame regarding early experience and human development in 2010, 2012, and 2014. In 2016 she organized a conference on Sustainable Wisdom: Integrating Indigenous KnowHow for Global Flourishing. (Click on the links to see the full conferences in video on the Evolved Nest's YouTube Channel.)

She is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, see The Science page for listings.

She is the president of the venerable American nonprofit, Kindred World, a contributing editor to Kindred, the first global eco-parenting magazine, an advisory board member of Attachment Parenting International and the Association for Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health, APPPAH.

Her recent book, Neurobiology and the Development of Human Morality: Evolution, Culture and Wisdom (2014), won the 2015 William James Book Award from the American Psychological Association, as well as the 2017 Expanded Reason Award. She is former executive editor of the Journal of Moral Education.

Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Read the Book’s…

This book is about worldview and the consciousness it creates and reflects. It is a topic of utmost importance for…

Our Millions Year-Old Embodied Wisdom: Indigenous Worldview,…

About Kinship and Indigenous Worldview Most philosophical positions are rooted in western enlightenment…

Allomothers: We Were Never Meant To Mother Alone

Did you know? The leading cause of death in new mothers in America is suicide. Out of 193 countries,…

Earth Day Is Every Day: Four Ways To Integrate Kinship…

Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez share four ways we can integrate our Kinship Worldview this Earth Day: …

Why We Must Restore Our Kinship Worldview

Listen to Darcia Narvaez and Four Arrows discuss their new book, Restoring the Kinship Worldview, on the…

How Long Should Breastfeeding Last? The Science Says…

Modern society lets cultural beliefs about breastfeeding trump biological needs. KEY POINTS …

What Does it Mean to Be Indigenous?

Everyone is Indigenous to the Earth, but two other ways matter most today. KEY POINTS Indigeneity…

What Does It Mean To Thrive? A Podcast Discussion

What Does it Mean to Thrive? We all want to reach our potential but we need an understanding of what…

Why Do Adults Spank Kids and What Are the Alternatives?

Understanding how children of different ages learn helps avoid impulse to punish KEY POINTS Too many…

Restoring Our Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce…

Four Arrows and Darcia Narvaez take each brief quote as the seed for a conversation regarding one or another…

Welcoming Social Environments for Babies

Body-to-body co-regulation is fundamental for health and sociality. KEY POINTS Babies grow in healthy…

What Does it Mean to Matter?

Mattering is vital for health and wellbeing. It is a form of welcoming the individual into the community of…

Misunderstanding Human Nature and Its Development

What does it mean to be human? Correcting (narrow) Evolutionary Psychology. KEY POINTS Narrow…

Safe Infant Sleep and Breastfeeding Are Partners

Infant sleep is widely misunderstood in Western society. KEY POINTS Mother-baby sleep research has been…

The Importance of Movement in Early Childhood

Blog Post Interview with Bette Lamont Bette Lamont is the Founder and Director of Developmental Movement…

Descolonizando la crianza de los niños

La crianza de los niños y niñas en el mundo occidental está fuera de control. Le damos gracias a Levy Farias…

Parenting by Experiment or Evolved Nest Companionship?

How do parents decide what research to follow in child raising? KEY POINTS Adults need to understand…

Getting Back to Our “Normal” Feeling of Oneness

Feeling oceanic connectedness is part of normal human nature. KEY POINTS Freud thought growing up was moving…

Alienation From Our Living Earth Is A Recent Phenomenon:…

Desired learning and behavior leave out traditional values. KEY POINTS We are immersed in a life-alienating…

Technical-Industrial Cultures Do Not Meet The Most Basic…

KEY POINTS The list of disconnecting childhood experiences is long.Adults spend much of their lifetime trying…

What Good Enough Mothers Do: And What Infants Need

Infant health depends on specific kinds of help. KEY POINTS If babies don’t receive particular types of…
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