Kristen Monroe is the Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and founding Director of its Ethics Center. With 20 books on politics, ethics, psychology, and science, Monroe is best known for her award-winning trilogy on altruism and moral choice. Her scholarly honors include numerous awards from the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP) and the American Political Science Association (APSA), plus fellowships to The American Academy in Berlin, Harvard's Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the Presidency of the ISPP, and Vice-Presidency of the APSA.