Robert Waldinger
Psychology
Robert J. Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen priest born in 1951.
He serves as a part-time Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and directs the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running studies on adult life.
Waldinger's work focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to human happiness and wellbeing over the lifespan.
His expertise in psychiatry, combined with his spiritual practice, informs his approach to studying and promoting healthy adult development.
