About

The Berkeley Well-Being Institute is on a mission to make well-being an integral part of life, work, and society. We do this by creating great tools, content, and programs for well-being seekers and well-being entrepreneurs.

Our vision is that our content will inspire millions of tiny changes that will grow well-being around the world.

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The Team

Tchiki Davis, Ph.D.

Founder

Tchiki Davis, Ph.D., is a writer, program creator, and founder of The Berkeley Well-Being Institute.

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Sarah H. Sperber, Researcher, Writer

Contributing Writer

Sarah is a research assistant at NYU School of Medicine who studies mindfulness, stress, coping, and the mind-body connection.

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Arasteh Gatchpazian, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Contributing Writer

Arasteh Gatchpazian is a Ph.D Candidate at the University of Toronto who studies emotion regulation and its impact on stress and health.

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Helena Rose Karnilowicz, Ph.D.

Contributing Writer

Helena Rose Karnilowicz got her Ph.D. at UC Berkeley studying stress, emotion regulation, well-being, and social relationships.

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Zamfira Parincu, B.A., Researcher

Contributing Writer

Zamfira Parincu is a research assistant at Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. Her goal is to utilize research findings to explain daily struggles and social or psychological phenomena. 
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Aleja Parsons, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist

Contributing Writer

Aleja Parsons is a licensed clinical psychologist, faculty researcher, and public speaker. Her work collectively focuses on the alleviation of relationship and family distress in underrepresented populations.

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