Dr. Robert Enright
Robert Enright, PhD
Brief bio - March 2026
Dr. Robert Enright holds the Aristotelian Professorship in Forgiveness Science within the Department of Educational Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is a licensed psychologist, and founder of the International Forgiveness Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to disseminating knowledge about forgiveness and community renewal through forgiveness. He was the first to publish a scientific journal article on the topic of person-to-person forgiveness in 1989. For his innovative research on forgiveness, he received in 2022 what the American Psychological Association calls “psychology’s highest awards,” the APF Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology. For decades, he has focused on the importance of forgiveness within the human heart, families, faith communities, schools, workplaces, medical settings, shelters for those without homes, correctional institutions, and world conflict zones. His recent forgiveness education work with students has included the following countries: Greece, Iran, Israel, Liberia,
Northern Ireland, and Taiwan.
Introduction video
Here is a 24-minute introduction to
forgiveness education
that I presented in Jerusalem in 2017
at an international forgiveness conference,
Rising Above the Storm Clouds,
held at the Notre Dame of Jerusalem Center.
Dr. Robert Enright