Gregory M. Walton
Professor Department of Psychology The Michael Forman University Fellow in Undergraduate Education Stanford University Contact information (650) 498-4284 gwalton(at)stanford.edu Curriculum Vita
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Here you’ll find a description of some of my research interests, publications, public outreach, information about teaching and mentoring, news coverage, and information about friends and collaborators. For more about me, read this bio or see the Rising Star interview from the Association for Psychological Science. Please feel free to contact me. I look forward to hearing from you. Want to find or learn more about wise interventions? Read a short introduction (Walton, 2014), a comprehensive review ( Walton & Wilson, 2018), or The Handbook of Wise Interventions. Check out wiseinterventions.org, a searchable, addable database of psychologically wise interventions, based on Walton & Wilson (2018). Listen to The Big Impact of Small Interventions with Stanford's Greg Walton. The Knowledge Project (2019. 51 minutes. Want to learn more about belonging? Read the "The Many Questions of Belonging" (2017) or the Handbook chapter on the belonging intervention. Interested in designing or implementing a belonging intervention? Review The Belonging Guide. (For the full version, go here.) |
From the archives!
My first book (Walton, 1984) My second book (Walton & Erman, 1987) Read popular media How social norms can free us from temptation. With David Kalkstein, Cayce Hook, and Bridgette Hard. Character & Context, April 12, 2023. Stop telling students, “You Belong!” Education Week, November 9, 2021 |
Videos
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Want to learn about Lifting the Bar? The 1-page letter that reduced recidivism to juvenile detention in Oakland by 40-percentage-points. Stanford News, October 5, 2021. 3 minutes.
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Want to watch a talk? "Psychologically 'wise' interventions: How they can help us understand and solve persistent social problems" The Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, May 13, 2022. 1 hour.
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Why interveners need to get out of the way. It's not about you. The Agency Fund. 2 minutes.
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Want to learn more about the psychology of learning? This animated video discusses how to create learning environments that support growth, belonging, and purpose. Mindset Scholars Network. 2 minutes.
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