Dr. Erik Conklin, M.A., Ed.D. has taught doctoral students in Leadership for Learning at the University of California, San Diego, owns Prism Educational Consulting, and has led response teams for the American Red Cross during local and national disasters. Dr. Conklin is a certified CCT teacher from the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education housed at Stanford University’s Medical School, as well as a graduate in mindfulness facilitation from U.C.L.A.’s Mindful Awareness Research Center in the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. Dr. Conklin is a regular presenter at peer-reviewed research conferences and enjoys presenting and discussing work at universities, private businesses, and social service groups in order to help individuals and organizations close the gap between what they value and how they operate.