Jonathan Adler

Dr. Jonathan Adler is a Professor of Psychology at Olin College of Engineering and a Visiting Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He serves as Chief Academic Officer at the Health Story Collaborative, a non-profit focused on storytelling in healthcare. His research centers on identity development and psychological well-being, particularly among people with disabilities, employing qualitative, longitudinal, and case study methods. His work has been featured in major media outlets like The New York Times and Scientific American.

Adler holds editorial leadership roles, including Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Review (2022–2025) and past roles at the Journal of Personality and Collabra: Psychology. He advocates for open science practices in academic publishing. At Olin, he teaches courses such as 'Identity from the Mind and the Brain' and chairs committees in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.

His research explores narrative identity's role in mental health, barriers to mental healthcare access for disabled individuals, and adversarial growth. He bridges academic and artistic domains as a theater director and playwright, integrating narrative approaches into both his research and creative work.