Phones in Focus

Phones in Focus is a nonpartisan research initiative that provides evidence-based recommendations for school phone policies that optimally support academic learning, healthy social relationships, and emotional well-being.

Public school educators—including principals, teachers, librarians, and other school personnel—can complete the 5-minute survey at phonesinfocus.org.

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behavior change for good (bcfg)

With Katy Milkman, I am the faculty co-director of the Penn-Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative. BCFG unites a world-class, interdisciplinary team of academic experts with leading organizational partners to advance the science and practice of behavior change. Its pioneering "megastudy" approach allows simultaneous testing of dozens of ideas for changing a behavior—proposed by a diverse array of scientists—to identify which strategies work best, for whom, and how to most effectively create enduring behavior change.

Publications

Publications by Topic

Measures

Researchers and educators are welcome to use the scales developed by Angela's lab for non-commercial purposes.

duckworth lab

Our lab studies the personal qualities and situational affordances that support achievement and well-being. Our post-doctoral research fellows are Dunigan Folk and Benjamin Lira. Abby Blyler is a doctoral student. Kelly Flynn and Lila DiMasi are research specialists. Sadie Kilar is a research coordinator. Paolo Terni is a senior scientist.