Julia S. Nakamura is a researcher in health psychology whose work focuses on prosocial behavior, flourishing, and population health across the lifespan. She completed her doctoral training at the University of British Columbia, where she studied the links between prosocial behaviors (such as volunteering and helping) and longevity in older adults. Her current Google Scholar profile lists a Harvard affiliation, indicating a recent move — likely as a postdoctoral researcher — to the Human Flourishing Program.
Childhood predictors of charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Childhood predictors of volunteering across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Demographic variation in charitable giving and helping across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Early life experiences and adult orientation to promote good in 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025
Echoes of compassion in the Global Flourishing Study: Cross-national distributions and predictors of prosociality and loving care
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2026 · First author
The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
Nature Mental Health · 2025
Understanding who volunteers globally through an examination of demographic variation in volunteering across 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025 · First author
Variations in character involving an orientation to promote good across sociodemographic groups in 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025