Daniel J. Siegel

Daniel J. Siegel is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and has completed postgraduate studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in pediatrics and the psychology of children, adolescents, and adults. He is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine, founder and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA, a researcher at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development, and the executive director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center dedicated to promoting self-awareness, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions, and communities.