Marisa G. Franco
Psychologist and friendship author
Marisa G. Franco is a psychologist and professor who researches friendship. She wrote the New York Times bestselling book Platonic.
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About Marisa G. Franco
Dr. Marisa G. Franco teaches at the University of Maryland, where she also completed her doctorate in Counseling Psychology. She has done extensive research on friendship and shares it with organizations across the United States. She wrote Platonic, a New York Times bestseller that draws on the science of attachment to explore how to make and keep friends. She also writes about friendship for Psychology Today and speaks about belonging at universities, companies, non-profits and government agencies.