Katherine Katy Milkman, Professor at Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania, photographed at UPenn by Peter Murphy for PAW on September 27, 2016.

Katherine Katy Milkman, Professor at Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, photographed at UPenn by Peter Murphy.

Looking to make some changes in your life? Maybe start a new habit? This week we are diving into the science of change with award-winning professor, author, and podcast host Katy Milkman. She has devoted her career to studying behavior change, and she will share her proven strategies to overcome obstacles, conquer procrastination, and finally achieve your goals.

Award-winning Wharton Professor Katy Milkman is a trailblazer in behavioral science. She has devoted her career to the study of behavior change exploring ways that insights from economics and psychology can be harnessed to change consequential behaviors for good, such as financial habits, exercise, student achievement, and discrimination. To that end, she co-founded and co-directs the Behavior Change for Good Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the author of the bestselling book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

Learn more about the author at katymilkman.com.

Listen to the interview on Friday at noon on WHRV FM, or stream it online.