Dr. Todd Kashdan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at George Mason University. Besides being a clinical psychologist, he is the author of Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life. He has been active in positive psychology since 2000, when he taught one of the first college courses on the science of happiness. He is an associate editor of both the Journal of Positive Psychology and Journal of Personality.

He regularly gives talks and workshops to business executives, schools, parents, retirees, scholars, and health professionals such as therapists and life coaches. His research has been featured in several popular media outlets including a feature article in the New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, CBS, PBS, National Public Radio, Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Tavis Smiley Show, and Montel Williams Show, among others.

To date, his clinical work and scholarly research has mostly focused on how personal strengths operate in everyday life, curiosity and mindfulness, positive emotions, meaning and purpose in life, romantic relationships, anxiety, depression, and how to cultivate and sustain happiness and other forms of well-being.