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Christine L Carter, Ph.D., (born California) is an American author, sociologist and happiness expert. She is author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents. Her first book, The Other Side of Silence, is one of the most frequently stolen books out of university libraries.

Carter is the Director of Greater Good Parents at the University of California, Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center (GGSC) and the author to the Raising Happiness blog for the GGSC.

After receiving her B.A. from Dartmouth College, where she was a Senior Fellow, Dr. Carter worked in marketing management and school administration, going on to receive her Ph.D. in sociology from UC Berkeley.

Dr. Carter has two children and lives with her family near San Francisco.