Rebecca (Becca) North, Ph.D., is a researcher, teacher and author in the field of psychology. In addition to teaching for Human Dimensions of Organizations, she teaches at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at UT and at Huston-Tillotson University, a historically black university in Austin, Texas.
Her research is in the area of happiness and well-being—human flourishing, more broadly. A big question in her research is: How can negative experiences foster positive psychological change?
She wrote a book that integrates science and stories to investigate the relationship between failure and success and challenge the prevailing view of failure. The book, Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives, illuminates how the way we view failure affects how we live, lead, decide, innovate, connect, and dare.
She is pursuing an innovative, multi-disciplinary research project that aims to contribute to the healing of our divided nation, starting in Texas.
She is a frequent speaker to professionals, educators, and students and welcomes opportunities to share ideas.