Mary Poffenroth, Ph.D

About the Author

Dr. Mary Poffenroth is a biopsychologist and a leader in the field of fear science. She began her career in the astrobiology unit at NASA supporting experiments for STS-107, the 28th flight of Space Shuttle Columbia. She holds a doctorate in psychology and three master’s degrees and has taught at San Jose State University since 2007. A Salzburg Global Fellow, Mary has spoken at TEDx London, Harvard, Stanford, SXSW, Google X Labs, San Francisco’s Exploratorium, Imperial College London, VMware Explore, the London Science Museum, and INBOUND. Her work has been featured in TIME, Forbes, Science, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, and Fast Company.