Positive Psychology / Resiliency / Growth Mindset
Dr. Martin Seligman
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Co-author of the "Character Strengths and Virtues" handbook, commonly referred to as the alternative to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). In 1998 Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association and led the charge for the field of Psychology to begin giving equal attention and research to the study of human beings' strengths.
Dr. Chris Peterson
Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and Science Director of the VIA Institute on Character. Co-author of the "Character Strengths and Virtues" handbook. He was noted for his work in the study of optimism, health, character, and well-being.
Dr. Barbara Frederickson
Professor of Psychology and the Principal Investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEPLab) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her main work is related to her "broaden-and-build" theory of positive emotions. Coach Maureen had the honor and privilege of attending a keynote by Dr. Frederickson at the inaugural Positive Psychology Symposium at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health.
Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
Teacher and writer on happiness and leadership: Coach Maureen had the honor and privilege to be a student in Dr. Ben-Shahar's "groundbreaking" first Positive Psychology course at Harvard University. This class broke the record to become Harvard's most popular course in its history.
Dr. Carol Dweck
Professor of Psychology at Stanford University best known for her research on mindset (i.e., Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset), and also has primary research interests in motivation, personality, and development.
Penn Positive Psychology Center
At the University of Pennsylvania, the academic home of Dr. Martin Seligman and the FIRST institution to offer a Master's degree in Positive Psychology.
Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of the bestseller "The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want", a book of strategies backed by scientific research that can be used to increase happiness.
Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University who recognized and named the psychological concept of "flow", a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity.
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