Faculty Fellow
Fan Yang
Research Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Chicago
Biography
Photo by Erielle Bakkum.
Fan Yang studies existential thinking—how people think about and respond to fundamental life questions, such as meaning, happiness, morality, the self, and how to live a good life. She completed her postdoctoral training at Yale University and earned her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a master’s degree from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Peking University.
Project
Boundaries of Benevolence: Exploring the Limits of Compassion
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2026 – 2027