Awarded the 2013 Distinguished Early Career Researcher Award by the American Psychological Association, Todd Kashdan is among the world’s top experts on the psychology of well-being, psychological strengths, mental agility, and social relationships. His research has been featured in hundreds of media outlets, including multiple articles in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Hidden Brain podcast.
As a Professor of Psychology, Todd translates state-of-the-art science into practical applications to improve our everyday lives. He is well-known for his energetic and disarming communication style. He received the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year Award at George Mason University for teaching and mentoring. He gave a TEDx talk on psychological flexibility and over 5 million readers enjoy his Substack Provoked Newsletter.
Todd authored five books, including Curious?, The Upside of Your Darkside, and Designing Positive Psychology. In his latest, The Art of Insubordination, he details research on how we can change minds and design groups and society to be smarter and wiser. He teaches us how to be courageous enough to question the status quo with the intelligence to know when and how.
After receiving a Ph.D. in clinical psychology (2004), Todd founded the Well-Being Lab at George Mason University which has produced over 230 peer-reviewed journal articles on well-being and resilience, psychological flexibility, meaning and purpose in life, curiosity, and managing social anxiety. He is among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world with over 52,000 citations.
Todd exercises relentlessly for the freedom to consume copious amounts of steak, whiskey, and Italian rainbow square cookies. He is a twin, and the father of twins (plus one more), with plans to populate the world with great conversationalists.
