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About Dr. Kashdan

I offer a wide range of workshops for business organizations, managers, professional communities, small groups, and the general public. What do you need to harness your strengths, enjoy the present moment, build satisfying relationships with others, and contribute meaningfully to the world? I address this topic and many others about how to create a life most worth living.

I regularly give talks and keynote addresses around the globe to business executives, schools, parents, retirees, scholars, and health professionals such as therapists and life coaches. Everything is grounded in science.
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Contact Information

Todd B. Kashdan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Senior Scientist
Center for Consciousness & Transformation

George Mason University
Mail Stop 3F5
Fairfax, VA 22030
Office Phone: (703) 993-9486
Fax Number: (703) 993-1359
email: tkashdan@gmu.edu

Latest News

The Washington Post- "Journeys of Discovery: People driving fascinating research"
Miller McCune Magazine- "Curiosity: The Killer Catalyst"
The Guardian (U.K. newspaper)- "This column will change your life"
NPR-Kojo Nnamdi Show interview on "Curiosity and Well-Being"
U.S. News and World Report - "Happiness in the Recession"
Huffington Post- "Can being curious make your happier?"
Featured in New York Times Sunday Magazine "Happiness 101"
Working Mother- "Cultivating curiosity: Awakening your child's interest in the world around him"
Review in PsycCritiques (American Psychological Association)-"No flotation tank? Read this book"
Listen to appearance on NPR- Talk of the Nation on "What makes us happy?"
Book review in Greater Good Magazine
Scholastic Magazine, "Why emotional intelligence matters"
Gratitude research featured in USA Today
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