Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD, professor of psychology and ­neuroscience at Brigham Young University and director of the university’s Social Connection & Health Lab. She is founding scientific chair and board member of the US Foundation for Social Connection and the Global Initiative on Loneliness and Connection as well as the lead scientific editor of the US Surgeon General’s 2023 advisory entitled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.”  JulianneHoltLunstad.com

Fighting Back Against Loneliness
Mental Health

Fighting Back Against Loneliness

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD | March 22, 2024

Feeling lonely? Well, you’re not alone. Nearly three in five Americans feel lonely, and only 39% of us feel very…

It’s Smart to Socialize
Mental Health

It’s Smart to Socialize

December 1, 2022

If you want to improve your mental performance immediately, socialize. That’s the intriguing finding of a recent study published in…

You Can Be Surrounded by People and Still Be Lonely

You Can Be Surrounded by People and Still Be Lonely

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, PhD | April 30, 2018

Loneliness is as big a health threat as obesity, new research finds. But there are ways to overcome it. Here’s how.