Dr. Todd B. Kashdan's broad mission is to increase the amount of well-being in this world as a professor, scientist, author, and consultant. He uses cutting edge science to help people function optimally in life and business. He is a Professor of Psychology at George Mason University. He received the 2013 Distinguished Scientific Early Career Award from the American Psychological Association and Distinguished Faculty Member of the Year Aware. He has published over 260 scholarly articles and authored 3 books. He's a twin with twin 16-year old daughters (plus one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists.