Shalom Talk

On May 8, Shalom Talk will feature Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, and the topic will be success. But unlike some who talk about this topic, takes a scientific, careful approach.

Dr. Halvorson is a social psychologist, educational consultant, and most recently Assistant Professor of Psychology at Lehigh University. She received her doctorate at Columbia University, and specializes in understanding how people respond to setbacks and challenges, and how these responses are shaped by the types of goals individuals pursue.  She has been published in a number of the finest professional journals in her field, has received several grants from the National Science Foundation.  She writes a blog, “The Science of Success” for Psychology Today, contributes to Fast Company, the Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, and more.

In the Shalom Talk interview, Rabbi Dauermann talks with Dr. Halvorson about how people change and the overwhelming evidence that change is possible. With carefully interpreted results of clinical studies, Dr. Halvorson talks about the muscle of self-control. And muscle is a good analogy, since we can "exercise" self-control like other muscle groups. 

Find more about Dr. Halvorson and her research at www.heidigranthalvorson.com.