Marc Brackett — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founding Director, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence
Professor, Child Study Center at Yale University
Lead developer of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social emotional learning adopted by over 3,500 schools globally
Author of "Permission to Feel" (2019) and "Dealing With Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want"
Ph.D. in psychology from the University of New Hampshire

Biography

Marc A. Brackett is an American research psychologist and writer. He serves as the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and is a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. His research primarily focuses on the critical role of emotional intelligence in various aspects of life, including learning, decision-making, relationship quality, and mental health.

Brackett earned his Ph.D.