Ashley Whillans

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Ashley Whillans is a Canadian and American author, former actor[1] and assistant professor at Harvard Business School.[2] She researches the ways that people's decisions about time and money impact their well-being. She has given a TED Talk.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Whillans was born in New York and grew up in Coquitlam, British Columbia. She began acting as a child, signing with an agent and performing in theatre and film, including an appearance in the film Juno where she was known for giving Elliot Page's character the "stink eye." She studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2008.[1]

Whillans went on to obtain her BA, MA, and PhD in Social Psychology from the University of British Columbia.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Whillans began her academic career as a visiting scholar and guest lecturer at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. [citation needed]

She co-founded the British Columbia Public Service Agency's Department of Behavioral Science in the Policy, Innovation, and Engagement Division in 2016.[citation needed]

Currently, she teaches at Harvard Business School in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit.[2]

Her book 2020 Time Smart focuses on the concepts of time poverty and time affluence.[4]

Awards and recognition[edit]

  • 2015 – Named a “Rising Star of Behavioral Science” by the International Policy Exchange and the Behavioral Science & Policy Association[citation needed]
  • 2018 – Named a “Rising Star of Behavioral Science” by the International Policy Exchange and the Behavioral Science & Policy Association[citation needed]
  • 2018 – Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award[citation needed]
  • 2022 – SAGE Emerging Career Trajectory Award from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)[5]

Books[edit]

  • Time Smart: Tools for Reclaiming Your Time and Living a Happier Life (Harvard Business Review Press, 2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Waugh, Basil (2012-05-02). "'Juno' actress finding happiness in research". UBC News. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "Ashley V. Whillans - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ^ Whillans, Ashley (2021-09-27). 3 rules for better work-life balance. Retrieved 2024-04-13 – via www.ted.com.
  4. ^ "You can become more 'time smart' by changing one small habit at a time, says author". CBC. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. ^ "Congratulations to the Recipients of SPSP's Early- and Mid-Career Awards". SPSP. Retrieved 2024-03-07.

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