Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D.

A faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada), Tim and his students devote their attention to understanding why and how we can sabotage our best intentions with needless delay. In addition to numerous journal articles, conference presentations and edited books such as Counseling the procrastinator in academic settings (2004), he is the author of The Procrastinator's Digest: A Concise Guide to Solving the Procrastination Puzzle (2010).  As a university professor, Tim is a passionate and talented teacher who has received numerous awards including Canada's prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship. Given his interest in integrating research and teaching, he has taken his research focus on procrastination beyond journals and books to include a comic strip and podcasts at his website procrastination.ca.