Out of the Fog: From Bystander to Voice for Change with Catherine Sanderson

Why do good people do nothing or stay silent in the face of wrongdoing? Catherine Sanderson has studied the factors that influence our tendency to remain bystanders. She’ll share how we can understand and resist that pressure in our own lives, and become a voice for positive change.

Catherine A. Sanderson is the Manwell Family Professor of Life Sciences (Psychology) at Amherst College. She has published college and K-12 health textbooks; and trade books on parenting as well as how mindset influences happiness, health, and even how long we live (The Positive Shift). 

Professor Sanderson speaks regularly for public and corporate audiences on topics such as the science of happiness, the power of emotional intelligence, the art of aging well, and the psychology of courage and inaction. She’s been featured in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Atlantic, CNN, and CBS Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley. She also writes a weekly blog for Psychology Today - Norms Matter - that examines the power of social influence on virtually all aspects of our lives.

Her latest book is Why We Act: Turning Bystanders Into Moral Rebels. Find out more about Professor Sanderson and her work at sandersonspeaking.com.