Kostadin Kushlev Ph.D.

Kostadin Kushlev, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. He received his Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 2015. Dr. Kushlev studies a broad range of questions related to well-being, from its predictors to its consequences. Lying at the intersection between digital technology, happiness, and health, Dr. Kushlev’s research attempts to answer basic scientific questions about the role of digital technology in health and well-being, with both theoretical and applied implications. Methodologically, Dr. Kushlev’s research aims to elucidate psychological processes as they occur in the field by monitoring behavior and health in people's daily lives while employing advanced statistical approaches, such as machine learning and multilevel modeling. His theoretical work has been published in Psychological Bulletin, Current Directions in Psychological Science, and Current Opinion in Psychology; his empirical work has been published in top journals, including Psychological Science, Emotion, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Social Psychology and Personality Science. Beyond the walls of the ivory tower, Dr. Kushlev has written for the New York Times, and his research has generated broad interest in public outlets, including The Economist, BBC, NPR, CBC, Slate, and many others.