Matthew T. Lee is a Professor of the Social Sciences and Humanities at Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion and Associate Director at Baylor's Institute for Global Human Flourishing. He also serves as Research Associate and Director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University's Human Flourishing Program. A sociologist who contributed to the design and leadership of the Global Flourishing Study, his research addresses topics including benevolent service to others, the integration of social science and the humanities, and the effects of character virtues on adolescent well-being.
An exploratory cross-national analysis of the childhood predictors of inner peace in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
Childhood predictors of volunteering across 22 countries in the Global Flourishing Study
Scientific Reports · 2025
Demographic Variation in Inner Peace Across 22 Countries: A Cross-National Analysis of the Global Flourishing Study
Journal of Happiness Studies · 2025
Echoes of compassion in the Global Flourishing Study: Cross-national distributions and predictors of prosociality and loving care
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2026
Feeling Loved, Showing Love, and Flourishing: Implications of Survey Findings for the Practice of Leadership Across All Sectors
Humanistic Management Journal · 2026
Love and human flourishing
International Journal of Wellbeing · 2025
Sociodemographic variation and childhood predictors of showing love and care for others in 22 countries
Scientific Reports · 2025 · 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
