JEAN TWENGE, PHD

Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego University, is the author of more than 190 scientific publications and seven books, including Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents – and What They Mean for America’s Future and iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy – and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood. Dr. Twenge frequently gives talks and seminars on generational differences based on a dataset of 42 million people. Her audiences have included parents, military personnel, college faculty and staff, high school teachers, camp directors, and corporate executives. Her research has been covered in Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, USA Today, US News and World Report, and The Washington Post, and she has been featured on Today, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Fox and Friends, NBC Nightly News, Real Time with Bill Maher, and National Public Radio. She holds a BA and MA from the University of Chicago and a PhD from the University of Michigan. She publishes her latest analyses and updates on the Generation Tech substack.