AUTHOR

Dr. Gillian Sandstrom

Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails. Follow Dr. Gillian Sandstrom to get new release emails from Audible and Amazon.

Gillian Sandstrom is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Sussex, where she conducts research on minimal social interactions between strangers and teaches a class called Social Connection and Disconnection. Her research interests also include kindness and well-being, and she is the director of the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness. Gillian holds a PhD in psychology from the University of British Columbia, an MA in psychology from Ryerson (now Toronto Metropolitan) University and a BMath in computer science from the University of Waterloo. Her writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review and Scientific American, and her research has been featured in major media outlets in the US (e.g., The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal), the UK (e.g., The Guardian, BBC News), and around the world.

You're getting a free audiobook.

$8.99 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Try Standard free

Best Sellers

Once Upon a Stranger

The Science of How “Small” Talk Can Add Up to a Big Life

By: Dr. Gillian Sandstrom

Narrated by: Dr. Gillian Sandstrom, Nan McNamara

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Release date: 03-31-26

Language: English

Not rated yet
Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.

Add to Cart failed.

Please try again later

Add to Wish List failed.

Please try again later

Remove from wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Adding to library failed

Please try again

Follow podcast failed

Please try again

Unfollow podcast failed

Please try again

$23.39 or free with 30-day trial

Pre-order: Try for $0.00