Positive Psychology
Directory
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This directory is an alphabetized listing of individuals associated with the various Positive Psychology and Ethnopolitical Conflict activities. If you click on the e-mail addresses below, you can send an e-mail.
Individuals in this directory have one or more of the following codes next to their name, to indicate which activities they tend to be most involved in.
PPN1 = The Positive Experiences Node. This node is about positive subjective experiences, such as well-being and contentment (in the past), flow and happiness (in the present), and hope and optimism (for the future).
PPN2 = The Positive Individual Node. This node is about positive traits in the individual, such as the capacity for love and work, courage, compassion, resilience, hope, creativity, curiosity, social skills, integrity, self-knowledge, moderation, impulse control, and wisdom.
PPN3 = The Positive Institution Node. This node is about the civic virtues that cultivate better communities, such as responsibility, justice, civility, parenting, nurturance, work ethic, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance.
PPN = The Positive Psychology Network. These are scholars and scientists with a general interest in Positive Psychology.
ATM = Alternatives to Materialism. The primary goal of this group is to explore the role of materialism in contemporary life and to develop alternative visions of the good life.
EC = Ethnopolitical Conflict. This group has four goals: To understand the causes of ethnopolitical conflict and warfare; to determine what role psychology can play in predicting and preventing ethnopolitical warfare, to help the victims of such conflicts; and to inventory knowledge about these issues to construct a more comprehensive plan for resolving ethnic conflicts in the future.
TTF = Teaching Task Force. The purpose of this task force is to develop ways of disseminating Positive Psychology through teaching in high schools and colleges.
VIA = VIA Classification and Intervention. The purpose of this group is to develop a classification of the strengths and virtues, create assessments that measure these in a valid and reliable way, and develop interventions to cultivate these qualities in children and adolescents.
GP = Graduate Students and Post-Docs with an interest in Positive Psychology.
| Name (Activities) | Position, Affiliation | E-Mail Address and Web Site |
Interests |
| Grace A. Adejuwon, Ph.D.(PPN/EC/TTF) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Ibadan, Nigeria | Positive parenting, child adjustment, resilience, ethnic conflict resolution | |
| Mitchel Adler, Psy.D. (GP) | Fellow, Counseling Center, Univ. of California, Davis | Appreciation, emotional intell., mind/body wellness | |
| Anthony Ahrens, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, American Univ. | Gratitude, mindfulness | |
| Scott Akalis | Graduate Student, Social Psychology, Harvard Univ. | www.wjh.harvard.edu/~akalis |
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| Julius Olarinde Akinboye, Ph.D. | Professor, Dept of Guidance & Counselling, University of Ibadan, Nigeria | Therapeutic creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship & positive emotions | |
| Patrick Akos, Ph.D. (VIA) | Asst Professor, School Counseling, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | School interventions with children and adolescents | |
| Wolfram Alderson | Director, Skid Row Collab., Lamp Community | Chronic homeless mentally ill | |
| Shapiro Alexander, Ph.D.(PPN) | Senior Research Fellow, Russian Academy of Education, Moscow | Family Therapy and Theory | |
| Sara Algoe (GP) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Virginia | ||
| Susan Allstetter Neufeldt, Ph.D. (PPN, ATM, EC, TTF) | Clinic Director, Grad School of
Ed., Univ. of California at Santa Barbara |
Positive Psych. in Therapy | |
| Ana Sabela Alvarez | Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, Autonoma Univ. of Madrid | Resilience, trauma, existential crisi | |
| Suzanne Alvarez, MA | Graduate Student, Pastoral Counselling, St. Paul's Univ. | Relational coping in therapy | |
| Christopher Anderson, Ph.D. (PPN/ATM) | Asst. Professor, Temple University | Well being, decision making, affective forecasting | |
| Karen Anderson, Ph.D. (TTF, PPN) | Director, Center for Psychology in Schools & Education, APA | ||
| Ana Aguilar Angeletti, Ph.D. (PPN3/TTF) | Professor, Psychology & Medicine Schools, Peruvian Univ., Cayetano Heredia | Health psychology, prevention | |
| Afroze Anjum (PPN,ATM,GP) | Grad Student, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ. | Positive psychology in schools | |
| David Antonioni, Ph.D. (PPN2,PPN) | Professor of Mgmt in Exec. Education, School of Business, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison | Emotional intelligence & leadership behaviors, personal responsibility | |
| Monika Ardelt, Ph.D. (PPN) | Assoc. Professor, Dept of Sociology, Univ. of Florida | Aging & dying well, wisdom, successful human development | |
| Randolph C. Arnau, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst. Professor, Dept of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi | Hope, optimism, personality, anxiety, depression | |
| Lisa G. Aspinwall Ph.D. (PPN1) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Utah | Optimism, positive affect, social interaction, health | |
| Huda Ayyash-Abdo, Ed.D.(PPN,EC,TTF) | Assoc Prof. Dept. of Education & Social Sciences, Lebanese American Univ. Beirut-Lebanon | Teaching Positive Psychology, personality & therapy | |
| Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, PhD (PPN) | Professor of Psychology, Dir, Women's Research Instit., Brigham Young Univ. | Compassion, forgiving, & sacrificing personal desires | |
| Paul B. Baltes, Ph.D. (PPN) | Director, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Development | ||
| Jennifer Bambara | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham | ||
| Monica Y. Bartlett | Graduate student, Psychology Dept, Northeastern Univ. | Gratitude, positive emotions |
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| Jack Bauer, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst. Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Northern Arizona Univ. | www.nau.edu/jackbauer |
Personal development, meaning, happiness, narrative identity |
| Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Florida State Univ. | ||
| Nick Baylis, Ph.D. (PPN, TTF) | Social and Political Sciences, Univ. of Cambridge, England | Life-coaching | |
| David Beam, PhD(PPN,ATM,EC) | Dir., Master of Public Administration, Illinois Institute of Technology | Familial, community, org., and governmental systems | |
| Sherry L. Beaumont, Ph.D. (PPN2/3) | Assoc Professor, Psychology Dept, Univ of Northern British Columbia | Positive emotional expression & parent modeling, identity development | |
| Kathy Bell, Ph.D. (PPN,TTF,VIA) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of North Carolina- Greensboro | www.uncg.edu/~klbell2 |
Attachment, adolescents, family transitions |
| K. Vincent Belt (TTF) | Elementary special education teacher | Teaching optimism in elementary school | |
| Camilla Persson Benbow, Ed.D. (PPN) | Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt Univ. | ||
| Jack Berman, M.S.E.d., CRC/R | Adjunct Faculty, Behavioral Health & Human Services Southern Maine Community College | Teaching Positive Psychology | |
| Jason Berman, M.A. (PPN, EC) | Graduate student, clinical psychology, Univ of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center | Optimism, gratitude, flow in chronic pain; Arab-Israeli conflict | |
| Ana M. Bisono | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of New Mexico | Spirituality, religiosity, cross-cultural issues, addictions | |
| David C. Blore, Bsc. (PPN1/2) | Doctoral Student, School of Health Sciences, Birmingham Univ. | Post trauma growth experiences, EMDR | |
| Susan Bluck, Ph.D. | Asst Professor, Ctr for Gerontological Studies & Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Florida | www.psych.ufl.edu/lifestorylab |
Positive fns of autobiographical memory, wisdom, lifespan Devel. |
| Dr. Dale Blyth (VIA) | Director, Center for 4-H Youth Development, Univ. of Minn. | ||
| Julienne E. Bower, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Science, UCLA | Positive coping with trauma, finding meaning, and health | |
| Aymee Branch (PPN) | Graduate Student, College of Organizational Studies, Alliant International Univ. | Leadership, happiness | |
| Ingrid Brdar, Ph.D. (PPN) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Rijeka | Social competence, coping with academic stress | |
| Charles Brewer, Ph.D. (TTF, PPN) | Professor, Furman Univ. | ||
| Charlie Blair-Broeker (TTF) | Teacher, Cedar Falls High School, Iowa | ||
| Glenn S. Brassington | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Sonoma State Univ. | Performance & health psychology | |
| Jennifer Bright, MA (GP, PPN) | Claremont Graduate University | Commitment among volunteers of non-profit organizations | |
| Ailis Brosnan, M.Ed. | Graduate Student, Queen Margaret Univ. College, Edinburgh | Positive emotions, well-being, emotional intelligence | |
| Norman M. Brown, Ph.D. | Assoc. Professor, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. | Affective theory of love and intimate relationships | |
| Scott R. Brown (PPN1) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Eastern Michigan Univ. | Flow, religious orientation | |
| Stephen L Brown, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Dept of Health Education, Southern Illinois Univ. | Health-related aspects of PP | |
| Patricia Bruininks, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Hendrix College, Arkansas | Psychophysiology of hope, altruism | |
| Fred Bryant, PhD (PPN1,PPN2) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Loyola Univ., Chicago | Savoring, anticipation, reminiscence, enjoyment | |
| Linda Buchsbaum, MSW (PPN) | Clinical Instructor, Dept of Psychiatry, Medical College of WI | ||
| Justin W. Bush, M.Ed. | Doctoral student, School Psychology, Univ. of Washington | Hope, positive emotions, well-being, positive youth development | |
| Patricia Bullen (GP) | Graduate Student, Psychology Dept, Univ. of Auckland | Well-being, development, goals, motivation, flow | |
| Donna Burgess | Graduate Student, Dept. of Counseling Psychology, Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City | Resiliency, optimism, self-esteem | |
| David M. Buss, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Professor, Psychology Dept, Univ. of Texas | Genetics of happiness | |
| Tig Calvert, PhD (PPN/TTF) | Senior Lecturer, Psychology, St Mary's College, Twickenham, UK | Teaching Positive Psychology | |
| Kim S. Cameron, Ph.D. (PPN3) | Professor, School of Business, University of Michigan | Human virtues in organizations | |
| Nancy Cantor, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Michigan | ||
| Kristen F. Cantrell, M.S. | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Wyoming | Optimism group interventions & subjective well-being | |
| Michael Carey, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Psychology Dept, Syracuse Univ. | ||
| Gustavo Carlo, Ph.D. (PPN, GP) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln | www.unl.edu/carlopsy/gcarlo.htm |
Culture, socialization, prosocial and moral develop. |
| Gaye Carlson, MD (VIA) | State Univ. of New York | ||
| Kenneth Carter, Ph.D. | Assoc Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory Univ. | ||
| Scott C. Carvajal, Ph.D., MPH | Assoc. Member, Cancer Prevention and Control, Univ. of AZ Health Science Ctr | Optimism, hope, adolescent health, youth wellness | |
| Charles Carver, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Miami | Optimism, appetitive motivation | |
| Christopher Castro | Graduate Student, California State Univ., Northridge | Strength building, alternatives to materialism, developmental disabilities | |
| Maria Martina Casullo, Ph.D. (PPN,VIA) | Professor, Dept. of Psychology. Univ of Buenos Aires | Well being and attachment | |
| Kathleen Chadwick(MS,LPC,DAPA) | Doctoral Student, Capella University, Dept of Psychology | Wisdom & integrity | |
| Tim Chambers, B.Sc. (PPN) | Doctoral Student, School of Human Movement & Exercise Science, Univ. of Western Australia | Resilience, burnout, solution-focused coping | |
| Fung Ming Chan, MA (GP, PPN) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville | Optimism, performance, work-life balance, gender diff. | |
| Edward Chang, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Assistant Professor, Psychology Dept, Univ. of Michigan | Culture and subjective well-being | |
| Weining C. Chang, Ph.D. (PPN) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, National Univ. of Singapore | Culture, resilience, subjective well being | |
| Bob Channell, PhD (PPN2, VIA) | Asst Professor, Dept of Physical Ed. and Health, College of Charleston | Teaching PP in Schools | |
| Kun-Hu Chen (PPN2, VIA) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, National Taiwan Univ. | Identity development, interventions with children & adolescents | |
| Sungkun Cho | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Hawaii | Positive psychology & chronic pain | |
| John Christopher, Ph.D. | Assoc. Professor, Dept of Health & Human Devel., Montana State Univ. | Indigenous conceptions of well-being, cultural psychology | |
| Gerald Clore, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Virginia | Positive emotions, judgment, decision-making, memory | |
| Cary B. Cochran Ph.D, MFT (PPN) | Adjunct Faculty, Chapman Univ., Clinical Program Manager, Children's Mental Health | Self regulation, training, PP therapy | |
| Jane A. Coddington | Doctoral Candidate, Industrial / Organizational Psychology, Capella Univ. | Thriving and optimal functioning | |
| Daniel A. Coffman, Ph.D. (PPN) | Psychology Dept, Saybrook Graduate School | Self-regulation training, competence, flow | |
| Dov Cohen, Ph.D. (PPN3) | Professor, Psychology Dept, Univ. of Waterloo | Culture | |
| Patricia M. Colby, Ph.D. (PPN, TTF) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Skidmore College | Goals, well-being, identity, & narratives of the self | |
| Michael Lamport Commons, Ph.D. (PPN, VIA) | Dept of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | Positive adult development, positive institutions | |
| AnneMarie Conley (VIA,PPN2) | Graduate Student, Psychology, Univ. of Michigan | Love of learning, motivation, goals | |
| Andrew J. Cook, Ph.D.(PPN1/2) | Assoc Professor, School of Medicine, Dept of Anesthesiology, Univ of Virginia | Aging, coping with chronic pain & illness | |
| Kaye Cook, Ph.D. (VIA) | Professor of Psychology, Gordon College | Understandings of values by Hmong, Cambodian, & Sudanese immigrants | |
| Stephane Cote (GP) | Graduate Student, Univ. of Mich. | ||
| Charles F. Cozzens, MBA (PPN/TTF) | Assoc. Professor, School of Business, Utah Valley State College | ||
| Philip J. Cozzolino (PPN2, ATM) | Graduate student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Minnesota | Effects of financial inequities, volunteerism, & death acceptance | |
| James Crouse Ph.D. (PPN, ATM) | Professor (Retired), Education and Sociology, Univ of Delaware | Psychoanalysis and happiness | |
| Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D. (PPN2, ATM, VIA) | Director, Quality of Life Research Ctr, Claremont Graduate Univ. | Flow states, creativity, youth development | |
| Robert A. Cummins (PPN) | Professor of Psychology, Deakin Univ., Dir, Australian Ctr on Quality of Life |
http://acqol.deakin.edu.au |
Subjective well-being |
| Ms. Katherine Dahlsgaard (VIA, GP) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of PA | ||
| Jeffrey A. Daniels, Ph.D.(PPN,VIA) | Asst Professor, Dept of Counseling & Educational Psychology, Indiana Univ. | Hope, positive behavior | |
| Daiva Daukantaite (PPN, GP) | Graduate student, Dept of Psychology, Stockholm Univ. | Positive adaptation, subjective well-being | |
| Susan David, M.A. (PPN,GP) | Graduate Student, Univ. of Melbourne, Australia | Emotional intelligence | |
| Lucy Davidson, MD, EdS (PPN, VIA) | Clinical Assoc. Professor of Psychiatry, Emory University | Child well-being, positive development across lifespan | |
| Chris Davis, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychology, Carleton Univ. | Coping, well-being, growth | |
| Debra Davis, MA (PPN) | Doctoral Student, Capella Univ | Work engagement & spirituality | |
| Pamela Davis-Kean, Ph.D. (PPN) | Institute for Research on Women & Gender; Faculty Associate, Program of Ed. & Psychology, Univ. of Mich. |
Self-esteem measures for young children. Positive outcomes of good achievement. |
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| Paul A. Davis (PPN,TTF) | Doctoral student, Leadership Studies, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln | Sport applications of Positive Psychology | |
| L. Danyetta Dawson (PPN2) | Graduate Student, School of Leadership, Regent Univ. | Life coaching | |
| Katleen De Stobbeleir | Ph.D. Candidate, HRM Centre, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, Belgium | ||
| Brooke L. Dean | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Minnesota | Social stigma, well-being, & positive social identity | |
| Edward L. Deci, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Rochester | Self-determination, motivation, subjective well-being | |
| Antonella Delle Fave, MD (PPN1,ATM) | Professor, Dipartimento LITA Vialba, University degli Studi di Milano, Italy | Pptimal experience, individual development, cultural evolution | |
| Ronald J. Deluga, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Social Sciences, Bryant College | ||
| Robert Demick, M.Ed. (PPN2,TTF) | Graduate Student, Dept of Clinical Psychology, Seattle Pacific Univ | ADHD adolescents and resiliency in educational settings | |
| Meliksah Demir (PPN1) | Graduate Student, Wayne State Univ. | Friendship and happiness | |
| Paul Dennis, Ph.D. | Player Development Coach, Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) | Positive Psychology & athletic performance | |
| Marco DiBonaventura, M.S. | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Rutgers Univ. | Optimism, immune system, health | |
| Joyce R. Dickens, MS (PPN) | Adjunct Professor, Dept of Psychology, Broward Comm. College | Addiction treatment, teaching Positive Psych. | |
| Ed Diener, Ph.D. (PPN1, VIA) | Professor of Psychology, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Illinois | Subjective well-being, happiness, life satisfaction | |
| Ana C. DiRago (PPN) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Minnesota | Resilience, subjective well-being, humor | |
| Aiste Dirzyte, Ph.D. | Assoc. Professor, Dept of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris Univ. | Well-being, optimism in business success, PP with prisoners | |
| Laura E. Dreer, Ph.D. (PPN) | NIH Research Fellow, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham | Problem-solving skills & character strengths of people with disabilities | |
| Diane Dreher, Ph.D. (PPN) | Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, Santa Clara Univ. | Optimism, leadership, spirituality, vocation identity development | |
| Loren Duffy, B.A., M.Sc (PPN/ATM/EC) | Counselling Psychology, Trinity College, Ireland | Well-being, fulfillment, self-efficacy | |
| Elisa Dulcey-Ruiz, M.A. | Director Center of Gerontological Psychology, Colombia | Aging and Positive Psychology | |
| Karen D. Dunn | Graduate student, George Mason Univ. | Post-traumatic growth in women | |
| Jane E. Dutton, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor of Org. Behavior, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Michigan | Organizations, compassion, caring, emotions and work | |
| Starr Eaddy, PhD (PPN) | Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Health, William Paterson Univ. | Sensation seeking | |
| Lisa M. Edwards, Ph.D. (GP) | Research Fellow, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Notre Dame | Biculturalism, well-being & hope | |
| Michael Eid, PhD (PPN) | Professor of Psychology, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Geneva | Happiness, culture, resilience, psychometrics, genes, environments | |
| Roy Eidelson, Ph.D. (EC) | Exec. Dir., Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, Univ. of PA | http://psych.upenn.edu/sacsec | |
| Ozcan Elci (PPN) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Ondokuz Mayis Univ., Samsun, Turkey | Resilience, crisis management, positive psychotherapy, posttraumatic growth | |
| John Eldred, ABD (PPN) | Senior Lecturer, Organizational Dynamics, Univ. of Pennsylvania | Positive organizational politics | |
| Andrew Elliot, Ph.D.(PPN1/2) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Rochester | Approach vs. avoidance motiv., subjective well-being | |
| Timothy Elliott, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Alabama at Birmingham | Recovery from disabling injuries, hope, problem solving | |
| Robert Emmons, Ph.D. (PPN2, ATM) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of California | Goals, gratitude, spirituality, subjective well-being | |
| Mascha Enthoven | Doctoral Student, Univ. of Pretoria, South Africa | Resilience of adolescents in education | |
| Elissa S. Epel, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Professor, Health Psychology Program, Univ. of California | Health, stress resiliency | |
| Randy Ernst (TTF) | Teacher, Lincoln High School, Nebraska | ||
| Nancy Etcoff, Ph.D. | Instructor, Dept of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School | Brain reward systems, emotion, psychotherapy | |
| Julie Exline, Ph.D. (PPN,VIA) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Case Western Reserve Univ. | Humility; forgiveness; altruistic love, religion & spirituality | |
| David Henry Feldman, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Child Development, Tufts Univ. | ||
| Thaddeus Ferber (VIA) | Special Projects Coordinator, International Youth Foundation | ||
| Emilio Fereira, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela | Human comprehension & oral development | |
| George Fieldman, Ph.D. (PPN) | Director, School of Scientific Psychotherapy, BCUC |
www.george-fieldman.co.uk |
Health psychology, occupational psychology, evolutionary psychology |
| Andre Luis Amorim Silva Filho(PPN2) | Graduate Student, Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Virtues | |
| Dora C.D. Finamore, Ed.D. (PPN) | Assit Professor, Dept of Psychology, Northcentral Univ. | PP & play therapy | |
| Amy Fineburg (TTF) | Teacher, Homewood High School, Alabama |
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| Mickie Fisher (PPN2, GP) | Graduate Student, Montana State Univ., Billings | Forgiveness, self-knowledge | |
| Brian R. Flay, Ph.D. (PPN) | UIC Distinguished Professor, Public Health & Psychology, Univ. of Illinois | Positive youth development, prevention | |
| John Forbes | Graduate Student, Edith Cowan University | PP interventions, positive functioning & mood disorders | |
| Peter M. Forster, PhD (PPN) | Adjunct Professor, Dept of Behavioral Sciences, Webster University, Netherlands | Teaching Positive Psychology, benefits of online communities | |
| Maria Fotiadou, MSc in Health Psych | Research Psychologist, Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Health, Coventry Univ. | Families & cancer, children & chronic illness, well-being, optimism | |
| Raymond D. Fowler, Ph.D. (PPN) | CEO, APA |
http://www.apa.org |
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| Natalie C. Frank, Ph.D. | Asst Professor of Psychology, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Hartford | Chronically ill children, psychoneuroimmunology | |
| Natasha Fratello, M.S. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, American River College |
http://ic.arc.losrios.edu/~frateln |
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| Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. (PPN1, ATM) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Positive emotions, interventions in children | |
| Alexandra M. Freund, Ph.D. (PPN, ATM) | Professor, Max Planck Institute for Human Development | ||
| Nico H. Frijda, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Amsterdam | ||
| Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Professor of Psychology, Univ. of California | Personality, health, self-healing, charisma, positive mental health and longevity | |
| Martin Fuhr, MD(PPN1/2/VIA) | Asst. Prof, Dept of Pedagogical Psychology, Danish Univ. of Education | Humor, coping strategies, character strength | |
| Paul Fulton, Ed.D. | Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical School |
www.meditatoinand psychotherapy.org |
Integration of meditation & psychotherapy |
| Andrea Furst | Graduate Student, Sport Psychology, Griffith Univ, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Optimism and sports | |
| Shelly Gable, Ph.D. (PPN) | Assistant Professor, Psychology Dept, UCLA | ||
| David Gard (GP) | Graduate Student, California | ||
| Cara Gardenswartz, Ph.D. (PPN) | Alumna Mentor, Dept of Psychology, UCLA |
www.CaraGardenswartz.com |
Transitions, depression, addiction, trauma history, Gay/Lesbian issues |
| Howard Gardner, Ph.D. (PPN2) | Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Ed. | Intelligence, wisdom, creativity, positive youth development | |
| Silvia Garnsey | Doctoral Student, Dept of Psychiatry, Univ. of Oxford | ||
| Andrew L. Geers, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Toledo | Optimism, affect, social support, health, occupation choices | |
| Beth Gensner, M.A. | Graduate Student, Spalding Univ, Louisville, KY | Applied PP, resilience, mental illness | |
| Roberta George-Curran, M.A. | Doctoral Student, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, Counseling Psychology | Emotion, mood, emotional intelligence, well-being, hope, coping, resilience | |
| Nicholas JS Gibson (GP) | Psychology and Religion Research Programme, Univ. of Cambridge |
www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/pcp |
Religious cognition: head and heart knowledge of God |
| Omri Gillath, MA (PPN) | Instructor, Dept of Psychology, Bar Ilan Univ. | Attachment, sexuality, evolutionary psychology | |
| Janet F. Gillespie, Ph.D. (PPN) | Assoc. Professor, Dept of Psychology, State Univ. of New York | Quality of life, gratitude, altruism, civic engagement | |
| Tan Ai Girl, Ph.D. (PPN) | Assoc Prof, Psychological Studies, Nanyang Technological Univ. | Creativity & well-being | |
| Donnae Maree Godley (PPN1/2/3) | Postdoc, Dept of Psychology Rhodes Univ., Grahamstown, South Africa | Art & creative therapy, flow, multiple intelligences, youth | |
| Marcie C. Goeke-Morey, Ph.D. (PPN) | Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Notre Dame | ||
| Rebeca Diaz Gonzalez, Psy., M.Psy.(PPN) | Professor, Univ. of Puerto Rico in Humacao, Dept of Education | School interventions with children and adolescents, teaching PP | |
| Jennifer Gosk (PPN) | Graduate student, School of Holistic Studies, JFK University | Empowerment of at-risk youth, resiliency in youth, optimism | |
| Melanie Green, Ph.D. (GP) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Pennsylvania | ||
| uzy Green (PPN1/2) | Doctoral student, Dept of Psychology, Univ of Wollongong, Australia | Life-coaching, well-being | |
| Jennifer Greif (PPN) | Graduate Student, Clinical/School Psychology Program, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara | Strength-based assessments of social and emotional functioning in youth | |
| Uriel Grezemkovsky (GP) | Graduate Student, Dept. of Anthropology, UC Berkeley | Self-improvement groups & American ethos of happiness | |
| James J. Gross, Ph.D. (PPN, ATM) | Assistant Professor, Dept of Psychology, Stanford Univ. | ||
| Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D. (PPN1, VIA) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Virginia |
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Morality and the moral emotions, including elevation and awe |
| Jean Hamilton, MD | Professor, Dept of Psychology: Social & Health Sciences, Duke Univ. | Gender & PP; neurobiology of flow | |
| Sean T. Hannah, Ph.D. (PPN) | Lieutenant Colonel, United States Military Academy (West Point) | Leadership development, authenticity, leadership efficacy, moral develop. | |
| John Haworth Ph.D. (PPN) | Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan Univ., UK | Work, leisure and well-being | |
| Austen Hayes, Ph.D. | Assoc. Clinical Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine | Enhancing & developing strengths, hope & opportunity | |
| Ethan Haymovitz, M.S.S.W. | Graduate Student, Developmental Psychology, Cornell Univ. | Self, gender, sexual orientation. positive interventions | |
| Melissa J. Himelein, Ph.D.(PPN) | Associate Professor, Univ of North Carolina, Asheville | ||
| Annette Heinemeyer (PPN2/3) | Graduate Student, Dept of Anthropology, Arizona State Univ | Aquisition/construction of coherent sets of values | |
| Marcia L. Hestand, MS (PPN) | Graduate student, Walden Univ., Dept of Psychology | Meditation, social change, spirituality, substance abuse treatment | |
| Roderick D. Hetzel, Ph.D. (PPN/VIA) | Staff Psychologist & Coordinator of Training, Baylor Univ. Counseling Center | PP & therapy | |
| Anthony Hewitt | Doctoral Student, Univ of Bath | Posttraumatic growth, addiction, PP | |
| Rob Hoff (PPN, ATM) | Chair, Department of Psychology, Mercyhurst College | Optimism, creativity in the arts, flow | |
| Carlee Hoffman, MA, MS (PPN) | Middle School Counselor, Littleton Public Schools, Littleton, Colorado | Youth well being | |
| Laurie Hollis-Walker, M.A.(PPN1/2) | Doctoral candidate, clinical psychology, York Univ | Civic engagement, non-violent activism, emotion & narrative | |
| James W. Hovey (PPN) | The James W. and Carol A. Hovey Foundation | ||
| Gary Howlett, M.S. (PPN/EC/VIA) | School Psychologist, Edmonds School District, Seattle | VIA, learning, resilience, social justice | |
| Tony Huang (PPN3, VIA) | Graduate Student, Graduate School of Education, Univ of Pennsylvania | Community youth development | |
| Tobin L.P. Huff | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, San Diego State Univ. | PP& therapy, stress & coping | |
| Jeremy Paul Hunter (ATM) | Research Director, The Quality of Life Research Center, Claremont Graduate Univ. |
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| Veronika Huta, B.Sc.(PPN,ATM,VIA) | Doctoral Candidate, Dept of Psychology, McGill Univ. | Hedonic vs. eudaimonic pursuits & well-being; VIA strengths & resilience | |
| Paolo Inghilleri MD,Ph.D.(ATM) | Professor, Dept of Psychology & Anthropology, Univ. of Verona, Italy | Flow states, cultural evolution, well being | |
| Alice M. Isen, Ph.D. (PPN3) | Professor of Mrkg, Professor of Psychology, Cornell Univ. | Positive emotions, altruism, positive meaning in work | |
| Derek Isaacowitz (PPN1, VIA, GP) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of PA | Successful aging, well-being | |
| Susan Jackson, PhD (PPN1/2) | Senior Research Fellow, School of Human Movement Studies, Univ. of Queensland, Austral. | Flow states, lifespan physical activity | |
| Mohammad Reza Jahangirzade | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Imam Khomeini Institute | Well being, self knowledge, emotional quotient, self regulation | |
| Lynne M. James, M.A. (PPN) | Graduate Student, Union Institute & Univ. | Resilience during career transition | |
| Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Ph.D. (PPN) | Dean, Annenberg School of Communications, Univ. of PA | Civic engagement | |
| David Jauregui Ph.D. (PPN,VIA) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, San Marcos National University, Lima | Optimism | |
| John A. Johnson, Ph.D. (PPN1/2) | Professor, Dept of Psychology, Penn State Univ. |
www.personal.psu.edu/~j5j/ |
Virtues, compassion, attention, gratitude |
| Jennifer Johnston, LMHC, RYT (PPN) | Director, Education Initiate & Yoga Programs, Research Clinician, Mind/Body Medical Institute | Nurturing joy, hope, optimism, recognizing strengths | |
| Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Ph.D. (PPN1) | Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Florida State Univ. | Meaning in life, hope, hopelessness | |
| Lauren V. Kachorek (PPN1/VIA) | Doctoral Student, Univ. of Michigan | VIA, positive therapy, chronic illness | |
| Ashraf Kagee, Ph.D. (EC,PPN3) | Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept of Psychology, SACSEC, Univ. of Pa | Cultural aspects of coping | |
| Daniel Kahneman, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Professor of Psychology, Princeton U. | Happiness, well-being | |
| Shanmukh.V. Kamble (PPN) | Lecturer, Dept of Psychology, Karnatak Univ., India | Emotions, coping with stress, growth | |
| Patrice Karn, Ph.D. (PPN3) |
Professor, School of Psychology, Univ of Ottawa |
Motivation, healthy aging, families, social skills | |
| Todd B. Kashdan (PPN1, GP) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, George Mason Univ |
http://mason.gmu.edu/~tkashdan |
Treatment/prevention, curiosity, positive emotions |
| Dai Kato | Graduate Student, Process Work Center of Portland Graduate School | Positive conflict facilitation & Positive org. change | |
| Carol M. Kauffman, Ph.D. (PPN) | Instructor, Psychology at Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital | Optimal performance, Positive Psych. Assessment Inventory | |
| James C. Kaufman, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, California State Univ. at San Bernardino | Creativity | |
| Sheila M. Kearney, Ed.D., Ed.M., M.Ed. (PPN) | Executive Director, The Gallup Organization | PP in workplace and in economic outcomes | |
| Dacher Keltner, Ph.D. (PPN1) | Associate Professor, Psychology Dept, Univ. of California | Laughter, health | |
| Robert Kendell, MD (VIA) | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Kenneth S. Kendler, MD (PPN) | Dept of Psychiatry, Virginia Commonwealth Univ. | ||
| Jerry L. Kernes, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor of Psychology, Univ of La Verne | Meaning in life, values, good life | |
| Kirk Kicklighter, MPA, MA (PPN, ATM, EC) | Features Staff Writer (Psychology, Mental Health, Self-Help), Atlanta Journal Constitution | ||
| Cindy L. Kidner, M.A. | Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, Univ. of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center | ||
| Alice Kienholz, Ph.D. (PPN) | Principal, Alice Kienholz Associates | Life-span development, critical systemic reasoning, wisdom | |
| Do-Yeong Kim, Ph.D. (PPN) | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology, Macquarie Univ., Sydney, Australia |
www.ils.psy.mq.edu.au/kimd |
Implicit cognition, culture, subjective well-being, life satisfaction |
| Laura A. King, Ph.D. (PPN1, ATM) | Assoc. Professor, Psychological Sciences, Univ.of Missouri | Goals, motivation, subjective well-being | |
| Leslie D. Kirby, Ph.D. (PPN) | Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Alabama | ||
| Irina Khramtsova, Ed.D. | Asst Professor, Dept of Psychology & Counseling, Arkansas State Univ. | Life purpose, cross-cultural research | |
| Malte Klar (PPN3/ATM/EC) | Graduate Student, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of Goettingen, Germany | Happiness, consumer culture, environmental psychology, mindfulness | |
| Judith Kleinfeld, Ed.D. (PPN) | Professor of Psychology, Univ. of Alaska | Feeling of freedom, flow | |
| Richard S. Knight, Ph.D. (PPN) | Professor, Director of Secondary Education, Utah State University/UB | Positive Psychology in character education | |
| Kristin Koetting O'Byrne (GP) | Doctoral Candidate, Counseling Psychology, Univ. of Missouri, KC |