Kelli Makgonigal

Kelly McGonigal, PhD, is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, and a leading expert on the mind-body relationship. She teaches for the School of Medicine’s Health Improvement Program and is a senior teacher/consultant for the Stanford Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education. Her work demonstrates the applications of psychological science to personal health and happiness, as well as organizational success and social change.

Doctor of Philosophy, psychologist, and professor at Stanford University, a leading expert in the study of the relationship between a person’s mental and physical states. Her psychology courses for students have received numerous awards, including Stanford University’s highest teaching honor, the Walter J. Gores Award. McGonigal’s popular open courses, including The Science of Willpower and The Science of Compassion, explain how advances in psychology can be used to make people happier and more successful.