Dr. Ethan Kross

Biography

Ethan Kross is a Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Michigan and the Ross School of Business. He is the director of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory. His research focuses on how individuals control their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to enhance their lives. He employs a variety of methods including behavioral, diary, physiological, and neuroscience techniques to address challenges faced by both adult and child clinical populations. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his PhD in Psychology from Columbia University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in social-affective neuroscience to investigate the neural systems that underlie self-control. Since joining the University of Michigan in 2008, he has published extensively in high-profile journals such as Science and The New England Journal of Medicine. His work has been featured in major media outlets including CBS Evening News and The New York Times, and he is the author of the national bestseller "CHATTER: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It," which has been translated into 40 languages.

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