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Dwayne Allen Thomas

About

Dwayne Allen Thomas has been researching the social and psychological roots of success since 2013, when a spike in the New York Bar Exam pass rate convinced him that a significant number of students fail when they should pass. After receiving his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School, he applied to the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program to explore this issue. Since then, Dwayne has used interdisciplinary research to explore topics from child development to race relations.

Dwayne has published articles in Positive Psychology News Daily, Law Practice Today, The New York Law Journal, and his personal blog, "Equal Results." He also helped edit Integrating Positive Psychology into Legal Education by R. Lisle Baker in the Southwestern Law Review. He works full time as an attorney in Brooklyn, NY.

Recent Posts

On Being an Ally: Random Stops

Part 2: A high murder rate. A cry for help. And I was walking down the street…

Part 2: A high murder rate. A cry for help. And I was walking down the street…

On Being an Ally

A police shooting. A phone call. A good idea?

A police shooting. A phone call. A good idea?

Revisiting the Road Not Taken

Sometimes busy schedules force us to drop a hobby or interest we'd like to keep in our life. Here's a quick tip on how bring those interests back.

Sometimes busy schedules force us to drop a hobby or interest we'd like to keep in our life. Here's a quick tip on how bring those interests back.

You vs. Your Mentor

Finding the right mentors can be a trip.

Finding the right mentors can be a trip.

4 Books You Should Read Before Black History Month Ends

This is a short list of well-written books that helped shaped my perspectives on history.

This is a short list of well-written books that helped shaped my perspectives on history.

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

How can we keep our promises to ourselves?

How can we keep our promises to ourselves?

Overcoming Ignorance Isn't Bliss

Have you ever tried to teach someone something just to have them tell you that you were wrong? Psychological phenomena may have gotten in the way.

Have you ever tried to teach someone something just to have them tell you that you were wrong? Psychological phenomena may have gotten in the way.

Welcome to The Cross-Examined Life!

How does a lawyer end up studying psychology? It's a story of failure and success.

How does a lawyer end up studying psychology? It's a story of failure and success.

November 2024 magazine cover

The Perfectionism Trap

When we fall prey to perfectionism, we think we’re honorably aspiring to be our very best, but often we’re really just setting ourselves up for failure, as perfection is impossible and its pursuit inevitably backfires.

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