Tim Anstiss, PhD, is a medical doctor focusing on behavioral medicine, well‐being improvement, and staff development. A former international athlete (pole vault) and Gladiators contender, Tim was one of the “Slough 50” in the BBC documentary “Making Slough Happy.” He has a postgraduate diploma in Occupational Medicine.
Robert Biswas‐Diener, PhD, is the Managing Director at Positive Acorn as well as a prolific writer, with over 55 academic publications and several books, editor, speaker, trainer and coach. His areas of research include positive psychology interventions, strengths use and development, cross‐cultural research, well‐being, flourishing, and life satisfaction.
Brittany Branand is a PhD student at Claremont Graduate University, USA, and is currently a Senior Research Analyst for NORC (National Opinion Research Center) at the University of Chicago, where she evaluates innovative grant‐funded interventions. Within the developmental positive psychology field, her research focuses on interpersonal relationships, including mentoring relationships, relationships in the college community, and romantic relationships in older adulthood.
Stefan P. Cantore, PhD, is Principal Teaching Fellow in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management at the University of Southampton Business School, UK. Stefan has a particular interest in the role played by conversation in organization development and consulting relationships. He combines teaching with writing and organizational consultancy.
Jeanette N. Cleveland, PhD, is Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Colorado State University, USA, and elected Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology and the APA. She earned her PhD from Penn State University. Her research interests include work attitudes, performance decisions, workforce diversity issues, and work–family issues.
Peter J. Clough, PhD, holds the Chair in Applied Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His research interests revolve around mental toughness and its relationship with performance within sport, education, and business.
Lee Crust is a Senior Lecturer in sport and exercise science at the University of Lincoln, UK, where he directs the MTOUGH research team. He is a chartered sport and exercise psychologist and has published both qualitative and quantitative research concerning mental toughness.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, PhD, is the author of 14 books translated into 29 languages, and over 250 research articles. He is on the Board of the International Positive Psychology Association, an organization he co‐founded in 2001.
Don E. Davis, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Georgia State University, USA. He earned his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. His research interests focus on positive psychology, particularly virtues associated with the strengthening and repair of relationships (e.g., forgiveness, humility, or gratitude).
Cirleen DeBlaere, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at Georgia State University, USA. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Florida. Her research and clinical interests focus on the experiences of individuals with marginalized identities, particularly individuals with multiple marginalized identities.
Andrew Denovan is a Lecturer in Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. His research interests include stress, adjustment, positive psychology, well‐being, and the student experience in higher education. He is also interested in research methods.
Aylin Dulagil is a coaching and positive organizational psychologist with experience in positive psychology, employee engagement, leadership development, human resources, and organizational development. Aylin has worked as both an internal and external consultant over the last 20 years delivering organizational development initiatives to a number of Australian organizations covering a range of industries and sectors. Aylin is currently completing a PhD examining the impact of organizational climate and manager behaviors on the strengths use of individuals.
Gwenith G. Fisher, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Colorado State University, USA. She earned her PhD at Bowling Green State University. Her research examines individual and work factors related to worker health and well‐being with a focus on aging workforce and work/non‐work issues.
Suzy Green, PhD, is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist and Founder of The Positivity Institute. Suzy lectured on Applied Positive Psychology in the Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney, Australia, for 10 years and is an Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. Suzy also currently holds Honorary Academic positions at the University of Western Sydney, University of Wollongong, University of Melbourne, and Australian Catholic University, and she is an Affiliate of the Well‐being Institute, University of Cambridge, UK.
Joshua N. Hook, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of North Texas, USA. He earned his PhD in Counseling Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. His research interests focus on humility, forgiveness, religion/spirituality, and multicultural counseling.
Itai Ivtzan, PhD, is passionate about the combination of psychology and spirituality. He is a positive psychologist, a senior lecturer, and the program leader of MAPP (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology) at the University of East London (UEL), UK. He has published many books, journal papers, and book chapters and his main interests are spirituality, mindfulness, meaning, and self‐actualization. If you wish to get additional information about his work or contact him, please visit www.AwarenessIsFreedom.com
Aaron Jarden, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. He is president of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology, co‐editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing, lead investigator for the Sovereign New Zealand Wellbeing Index, and Senior Scientist for Work on Wellbeing.
Rebecca Jarden is a lecturer in nursing at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), New Zealand. She is a registered nurse with a background in critical care nursing, and her research and practice interests include: critical care nursing, quality in health care, student and workplace engagement and motivation, with a particular focus on well‐being.
Mohita Junnarkar, PhD, completed her post‐doctoral fellowship in the area of positive psychology. Her expertise deals with studying psychometric properties of various scales and validation of same for Indian population. She has to her credit national and international peer reviewed journal papers in the area of psychometric validation of positive psychology constructs.
Todd B. Kashdan, PhD, has published over 150 peer‐reviewed articles and is a co‐author of The Upside of Your Dark Side, among other books. He is Professor of Psychology and Senior Scientist at the Center for the Advancement of Well‐Being at George Mason University, USA.
Sonal Khosla, MA, is a student of Positive Developmental Psychology and Evaluation at Claremont Graduate University, USA. Currently she works as a research assistant at the Quality of Life Research Center, under the supervision of Dr Jeanne Nakamura and Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
Gaja Zager Kocjan is a psychologist and teaching assistant at the Department of Psychology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her main research interests include positive psychology and personality psychology. Currently her primary focus is on various indicators of employee well‐being.
Hyjin Lee completed her BA in Psychology at the University of British Columbia, Canada, and her MA in Counselling Psychology at Ewha Womans University, South Korea. She has worked in a Human Resources consulting firm in South Korea. Her current work specializes in Assessment and Development Centers, and People Development.
Tim Lomas, PhD, is a Lecturer at the University of East London (UEL), UK, where he is the programme leader for the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Tim has authored numerous books and papers in positive psychology, including a recent textbook on Applied Positive Psychology.
Shane J. Lopez, PhD, served as a Senior Scientist at Gallup and Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute, as well as a much‐revered professor at the University of Kansas where he played a seminal role in the founding and flourishing of positive psychology. His work on the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well‐being led to insights and collaboration among scholars around the world. He exemplified how giving life to one’s positive characteristics could create and strengthen positive institutions. Dr. Lopez passed away in 2016, prior to the publication of his work in this volume.
Nadezhda Lyubchik works at Positive Acorn and has a number of publications on topics spanning social and positive psychology. Her areas of research include social relationships, cross‐cultural research, public policy development and assessment, socio‐cognitive neuroscience and positive psychology interventions.
Doug MacKie, PhD, is a business psychologist and executive coach with over 25 years’ experience in the assessment and development of executive, leadership, and team capability within top companies in Australia, Asia, and the UK. He has presented at international conferences and published in leading journals on strength‐based approaches to leadership development, the importance of effective evaluation, and assessing Return on Investment in coaching engagements. He is the author of a forthcoming text on strengths‐based leadership coaching in organizations, based on his research in this area.
Susana C. Marques, PhD, is a researcher, full member, of the Center of Psychology at University of Porto, Portugal, and professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education at the same university. Much of her research focuses on hope and how it can be used to help individuals, groups, and organizations flourish.
Michelle McQuaid is a best‐selling author, workplace well‐being teacher, and playful change activator. An Honorary Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, she holds a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and is currently completing her PhD. She writes for Psychology Today, Huffington Post, and Live Happy and her work has been featured in Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and more.
Jeanne Nakamura, PhD, is Associate Professor, Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences, Claremont Graduate University, USA, where she co‐directs the positive psychology concentration and the Quality of Life Research Center. She has investigated positive psychology in an adult‐developmental context, including engagement and creativity, mentoring and good work, and aging well.
Christopher P. Niemiec, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and Research Associate in Psychology and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology at the University of Rochester, USA. He also holds an honorary appointment as Visiting Associate Professor in the Faculty of Business at the University of Wollongong Sydney Business School in Australia. His program of research has extended principles from self‐determination theory in social, personality, and developmental psychology, and has applied those principles to the domains of education, health, and organizational behavior.
Vanessa Placeres is an Associate Professional Counselor. She earned her Master’s degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy from California State University, Fresno, USA. She is currently working toward obtaining her Education Specialist in School Counseling. Her research interests focus on positive psychology, specifically bullying and forgiveness.
Alicia Purtell is an organization development specialist. She holds a BA from Sydney University, Australia, a Post‐Graduate Certificate in Business from Macquarie Graduate School of Management, a Masters of Coaching Psychology from Sydney University. She is also currently completing a Post‐Graduate Diploma in Psychology at Sydney University. Alicia has previously worked as a Senior Associate with The Positivity Institute and is currently the People and Culture Director – BCWA (Beer, Cider and Wine Australia) at Lion.
Paula Robinson, PhD, following a career as a senior executive, is now a registered, consulting psychologist, specializing in the science, application, and integration of traditional Psychology and Positive Psychology. Over the past 15 years, Paula has completed numerous research studies, academic lectures, advisory roles, keynote presentations and strategic positive change programs for government, private organizations, schools, and the wider community.
Sue Roffey, FRSA, is an educational psychologist, academic, and author. The founder of Wellbeing Australia, she is currently Associate Professor (adjunct) at Western Sydney University, Australia, and affiliated to the Well‐being Institute at Cambridge, UK. Her many publications have an international readership and she works across the world as an educational consultant and speaker.
Sebastiaan Rothmann, PhD, is full professor in Industrial Psychology at the North‐West University, South Africa, and Director of the Optentia Research Programme. His research interest is the assessment and development of human potential and flourishing in institutions within a multicultural context. He has published more than 160 articles and chapters in peer‐reviewed journals and handbooks.
Kamlesh Singh, PhD, is actively engaged in positive psychology research, with a special focus on testing of various constructs, and development and validation of interventions for different populations. She published several book chapters and papers in national and international peer‐reviewed journals. She is member of the board of directors of International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), and founding member and secretary of National Association of Positive Psychology (NPPA) in India. For more details, please visit: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~singhk/
Gavin R. Slemp, PsyD, is a lecturer, academic, and Associate Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Centre for Positive Psychology, University of Melbourne, Australia. With a background in Organizational Psychology, his research interests are primarily in the areas of employee well‐being, motivation, job crafting, and cross‐cultural psychology.
Lawrence Soosai‐Nathan, PhD, a Roman Catholic priest, is a psychotherapist with an eclectic approach and a holistic well‐being perspective. Alongside being a trainer, he serves presently as Head of the Department of Psychology at the Anugraha Institute of Social Sciences, a rural college affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University (Tamil Nadu, India), and is committed to the empowerment of the rural youth, especially the girls.
Gordon B. Spence, PhD, is Course Director of the Master of Business Coaching, Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong, Australia. He is a registered psychologist, lecturer, researcher, and practicing executive and workplace coach. His doctoral dissertation focused on the integration of mindfulness practice into evidence‐based coaching and his current research interests include autonomous motivation, employee engagement, and workplace well‐being. He is also past co‐chair of the Science Advisory Council, Institute of Coaching, McLean Hospital/Harvard and author of several peer‐reviewed book chapters and journal articles.
Kevin M. Walters is a graduate student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Colorado State University, USA, and a trainee in Occupational Health Psychology through the Mountains and Plains Education and Research Center. His research focuses on improving positive aspects of the work environment, such as health, job satisfaction, and meaningfulness of work.
Christian A. Wandeler, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in research methods and statistics, California State University, Fresno, USA. His research interests are in the development of hope and motivation, self‐determination at the workplace, teacher training, and quality of vocational education and training.
Ulrich Wiesmann is the Associate Director of the Institute of Medical Psychology and the Head of the Psychotherapeutic Service at the University of Greifswald, Germany. As a psychotherapist, he specializes in the treatment of trauma disorders and has long experience as a supervisor for clinical teams. As a researcher, he is interested in the psychology of positive aging.
Paul T. P. Wong, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Trent University, Canada, and Adjunct Professor of the Clinical PhD Program at Saybrook University, USA. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), and President of the International Network on Personal Meaning (www.meaning.ca) and the Meaning‐Centered Counselling Institute. Editor of the International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, he has also edited two influential volumes on The Human Quest for Meaning. A prolific writer, he is one of the most cited existential and positive psychologists. The originator of Meaning Therapy and International Meaning Conferences, he has been invited to speak worldwide.
Sung‐Kyung Yoo, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Ewha Womans University in South Korea. She earned her PhD at the University of Minnesota, USA, and obtained the Distinguished International Scholar award from the University of Minnesota. She is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Her research interest is career issues across developmental stages and gender in Asian culture.