AUTHOR

Chief Science Officer at Happify Health

Acacia Parks, Ph.D., is Chief Scientist at Happify Health, a digital therapeutics company that brings the cutting edge in research-based behavior change strategies to large businesses, health plans, and consumers. She earned her degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and worked as a tenured professor at Hiram College before making the full-time move to industry. Acacia is an expert on the science of well-being and on the various therapeutic modalities designed to treat depression and anxiety. Her passion for research first began when she discovered that well-designed self-help could be as effective as in-person therapy.