This week on Standard Deviations with Dr. Daniel Crosby, Dr. Crosby is joined by Dr. Christine Whelan. Dr. Christine B. Whelan is professor and keynote speaker who is passionate about translating research into evidence-based strategies for daily thriving. Students know her as the “purpose professor” at Emory University, where she leads Advances through the Emory Purpose Project, and the “happy professor” at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where she is a fellow. She teaches classes on happiness and well-being, inspiring and guiding groups and individuals to build a life of purpose, brick by brick, in small daily actions. Dr. Whelan knows purpose and happiness aren’t just for those in the C-suite and works to close the “purpose gap” between front-line workers and executive leadership. She is the author of five books from Simon & Schuster and Templeton Press and the bestselling Audible Original lecture series, Finding Your Purpose, currently featured on American Airlines in-flight entertainment. She’s been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Times, among other national outlets and serves on the board of several non-profits. Dr. Whelan earned a master’s and doctorate from the University of Oxford and graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University. She does her best to practice what she preaches, embracing Seneca’s motto, “Not for school, but for life we learn.” She lives in Madison with her husband, their five children, and their bernadoodle, juggling the chaos (most days) with a sense of humor…on purpose.