Jenae M. Nelson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. Her research integrates developmental psychology, character formation, and relational virtues, emphasizing how character supports individual and collective flourishing. Dr. Nelson completed her doctoral training at BYU, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at Baylor University, where she studied virtue development, and at Harvard Medical School, where she investigated the neuroscience of spirituality. She currently collaborates with MIT Sloan School of Management to evaluate and study programs aimed at cultivating socioemotional skills in future leaders. Her recent scholarship explores relational frameworks informed by Indigenous (Anishinaabe) epistemologies, highlighting interconnected well-being, community cohesion, and moral identity development. Combining psychological science with cultural insights, Dr. Nelson’s work contributes nuanced understandings of how relational virtues, such as gratitude and accountability, influence societal cooperation, conflict resolution, and meaningful dialogue.