#  Christina Hinton 

Research Affiliate, Human Flourishing Program

 

 

 



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 email [christina\_hinton@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:christina_hinton@fas.harvard.edu) 

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[Dr. Christina Hinton](https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/people/christina-hinton) leads the Human Flourishing Program’s work in education and parenting. At Harvard, she leads research on character skills, loving relationships, and flourishing among children, adolescents, educators and parents internationally. In addition, she leads the [*Evidence-Based Parenting for Flourishing Families*](https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/evidence-based-parenting-flourishing-families-initiative) initiative. Dr. Hinton is also the Founder and CEO of [*Research Schools International*](https://www.researchschoolsinternational.org/) (RSI), which has carried out over 50 research and professional development projects to promote character skills and flourishing in schools across 70 countries. She lectures internationally and has delivered keynotes in over 35 countries. Prior to her current roles, Dr. Hinton was a faculty member at Harvard Graduate School of Education, lecturing on neuroscience and education and social-emotional learning. In addition, she worked in multilateral diplomacy and international policymaking at the OECD’s Center for Educational Research and Innovation and UNICEF’s Early Childhood Development unit. She was also a Research Fellow at Sesame Workshop. Dr. Hinton completed her doctorate and master’s at Harvard in education, neuroscience, and child development, and her bachelors at Swarthmore in neuroscience and education.



 

 

 





 

 

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