Robert J. Waldinger
Robert J. Waldinger | |
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Born | 1951 |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Medical School |
Known for | Grant Study, TED Talk |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Psychiatry, Psychodynamic Therapy |
Institutions | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute |
Robert J. Waldinger (born 1951) is an American psychiatrist and Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is known for a TED talk about his findings from the Grant Study, a longitudinal study on adult happiness that's based at Harvard and has been running continuously since 1938.[1]
Since 2005, Waldinger has been Director of the Study of Adult Development at Harvard University, a longitudinal study that has tracked the health and mental well-being of a group of 724 American men for more than 80 years.[2] Waldinger is also a faculty member in the adult training program at the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.[3]
He is the Director of the Center for Psychodynamic Therapy and Research at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a Zen priest as well.[4] After the viral success of his TED talk, he took a 3-week silent retreat; Waldinger explains "the Zen tradition holds that contemplation helps us stay grounded in what’s most important in life."[5]
He also is Founder and Executive Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation,[6] which conducts and translates research, and disseminates information and programs that promote adaptive adult development.
Waldinger graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1973.[citation needed] He completed his M.D. at Harvard Medical School in 1978.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "Over nearly 80 years, Harvard study has been showing how to live a healthy and happy life". Harvard Gazette. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Harvard Second Generation Study". Harvard Second Generation Study. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Adult Program Faculty". Bpsi.org. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Waldinger, Robert. "Robert Waldinger - Speaker - TED". Ted.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Why I'm Going on a Silent Retreat at a Critical Time of My Career". Robert Waldinger. 1 January 2016.
- ^ "About Us". Lifespan Research Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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