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Julie Norem

About the Author

Julie K. Norem, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology at Wellesley College. Her work on defensive pessimism has been cited in the New York Times, SELF, the Washington Post, Men’s Health, McCall’s, and American Health. She lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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