Andrew Abeyta, PhD, is a social psychology fellow at the Archbridge Institute. He is an assistant professor of psychology and director of the Social and Existential Motives Lab at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. As a social psychologist, he studies how people satisfy the psychological needs for meaning in life and social belonging. His research focuses on psychological factors—such as the experience of nostalgia, religion, and supernatural beliefs—that promote social belonging and meaning. Dr. Abeyta earned his Ph.D. in social and health psychology from North Dakota State University.