Christina Maslach (born January 21, 1946)[1] is an American social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley,[2] known for her research on occupational burnout.

[5] Early in her professional career, Maslach was instrumental in stopping the Stanford prison experiment.

Maslach graduated from Berkeley High School (California) (1963), Radcliffe College (1967) and earned a Ph.D. in psychology at Stanford University (1971).

[7] After receiving her Ph.D., Maslach joined the psychology department at Berkeley as an assistant professor.

[6] The experience also shaped Maslach's later career, particularly her interest in occupational burnout[8] as a response to unavoidable stress.