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Dr. Tchiki Davis

Tchiki Davis, Ph.D.

Wellbeing Expert, Writer, Consultant Tchiki Davis is a wellbeing expert, writer, and creator of The Berkeley Well-Being Institute.
My Top Specialties and Expertise
  • Wellbeing
  • Positive Psychology
  • Personal Growth

About Tchiki

Dr. Tchiki Davis, M.A., Ph.D., is a wellbeing expert and science writer. After completing her Ph.D. in psychology at UC Berkeley, she founded The Berkeley Well-Being Institute to create science-based resources for life coaches, consultants, and other wellbeing entrepreneurs.

Her wellbeing content now reaches more than half a million people per month. Dr. Tchiki’s recent focus has been on further helping wellbeing professionals understand the path to wellbeing and how this informs when, why, and how to provide specific types of wellbeing content and support. In her free time, she enjoys being in nature, making art, and drinking tea.

A Personal Message From Tchiki

The key to wellbeing is to continue learning and questioning everything you once believed until you find increasingly deep layers of truth. Psychology is one of the best tools we have for navigating this journey.

Work Experience

  • 2015 – Present – Founder, The Berkeley Well-Being Institute
  • 2017 – Present – Blog Writer, Psychology Today
  • 2014 – 2021 – Writer & Project Manager, The Greater Good Science Center
  • 2015 – 2017 – Content Writer, Glint Inc.
  • 2012 – 2015 – Graduate Research Scientist, Emotion Lab, University of California, Berkeley
  • 2010 – 2012 – Graduate Research Scientist, Emotion Lab, University of Denver

First- and Second-Author Publications

  • Davis, T. S. (2019). Outsmart your smartphone: Conscious tech habits for finding happiness, balance, and connection IRL. New Harbinger. (Link)
  • Victor, S., Davis, T. S., & Klonsky, D. (2016). Descriptive characteristics and initial psychometric properties of the Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Disorder Scale. Archives of Suicide Research.
  • Davis, T. S., Mauss, I. B., Lumian, D., Troy, A. S., Shallcross, A. J., Zarolia, P., Ford, B. Q., & McRae, K. (2014). Emotional reactivity and emotion regulation among adults with a history of self-harm: Laboratory self-report and fMRI evidence. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123, 499-509.

Tchiki Davis, Ph.D.

Wellbeing Expert, Writer, Consultant

Education

  • Ph.D. Social & Personality Psychology
  • Ph.D. Certificate
  • M.A. Emotion Science
  • B.A. Psychology & Visual Art

Expertise

  • Wellbeing
  • Positive psychology
  • Happiness
  • Personal growth
  • Psychological skill-building

Experience

  • Writer & Project Manager
  • Founder
  • Blog Writer
  • Graduate Research Scientist
I aim to integrate insights from multiple perspectives to better empower readers to choose their own paths to wellbeing.
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