Bradley Wright is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut where he studies how people find their life purpose. He directs the Life Purpose Lab which offers workshops in how to find life purpose. He has authored over fifty articles and written four books. He lives in Northeast Connecticut with his wife, and they have two grown sons. He enjoys cycling, hiking, and nature photography.
Bradley Wright is a professor of sociology at the University of Connecticut and director of the
Life Purpose Lab. For two decades, he studied how people change their behavior in a variety of social contexts, including homelessness, crime, and religion. In 2019, he turned his attention to the study of life purpose. His research has incorporated innovative research methodologies such as smartphone-based surveys and large-scale field experiments, and he received two large grants from the John Templeton Foundation. His work has been published in numerous professional and popular outlets, and it's been cited over 5,000 times.
The Life Purpose Lab brings together faculty, staff, and students to study and promote people's discovery of life purpose. It uses a general model of purpose creation, exploration, and enactment. Using this model, the Lab offers 8-hour training workshops that guide participants into a significantly deeper, richer understanding of their purpose in life.
He teaches courses on well-being and social research methods. His class Social Well-Being is one of the most popular electives at the University. His teaching and mentoring have received departmental and university awards.
Bradley grew up in California and went to graduate school in Wisconsin, with the sole goal of returning to California. He's now lived in Connecticut for 26 years. He lives with this wife, and they have two adult sons and a small fluffy dog.
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