Angela Duckworth
Angela Duckworth | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard College University of Oxford University of Pennsylvania |
| Awards | MacArthur Fellowship |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology |
Angela Lee Duckworth (born 1970) is an American psychologist and popular science author. She won a 2013 MacArthur Fellowship.[1] She is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She's also the Founder and Scientific Director of an educational nonprofit called Character Lab. Her lab studies grit and self-control.
Life
Duckworth earned an A.B. in neurobiology at Harvard College in 1992. She then graduated at the University of Oxford in 1996 with an M.Sc. in neuroscience on a Marshall Scholarship, and at the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 with a Ph.D. in psychology.[1][2]
Her first book, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, was released in May 2016.[3] A review of this book in the New York Times called Duckworth "the psychologist who has made 'grit' the reigning buzzword in education-policy circles."[4]
References
- ^ a b "Angela Duckworth". MacArthur Foundation. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
Age: 43
- ^ "Angela Duckworth". University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance".
- ^ Shulevitz, Judith (May 4, 2016). "'Grit,' by Angela Duckworth". The New York Times. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
External links
- Angela Duckworth - Faculty — University of Pennsylvania
- Angela Lee Duckworth (personal) — University of Pennsylvania
- The Duckworth Lab — University of Pennsylvania
- Angela Lee Duckworth at TED
- Grit: It's what separates the best from the merely good — E. Packard, November 2007
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