Kristin Neff is an associate professor in the University of Texas at Austin's department of educational psychology.
[1] Dr. Neff received her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, studying moral development.
[5] In addition to her academic work, she is author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, released by William Morrow.
Neff and Germer co-authored the book The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, which was published by Guilford in 2018, and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals in 2019.
Neff has been interviewed for The Atlantic[6] and has written for University of California, Berkeley's Greater Good Magazine.