Christine Whelan

Dr. Christine Whelan is a New York-based author, journalist and commentator. She is the author of WHY SMART MEN MARRY SMART WOMEN the first book to shatter the myth of success and spinsterhood.

Christine is a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and The New York Post, and writes a bi-weekly relationship advice column for BustedHalo, a young-adult Catholic website. She has appeared live on television programs, including CNBC Power Lunch, NBC Early Today and PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer, and radio programs across the nation.

Christine graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Princetonian and was awarded the Daniel M. Sachs Scholarship to attend Worcester College at the University of Oxford. She holds a masters and doctorate from the University of Oxford and has held teaching positions at Princeton University in the Sociology and Politics departments.