Our People

Martin E.P. Seligman

Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology

215-898-7173

seligman@psych.upenn.edu

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Angela Duckworth

Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology

215-898-1339

info@angeladuckworth.com

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Karen Reivich

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

reivich@psych.upenn.edu

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Allyson Mackey

Assistant Professor of Psychology

215-573-3074

mackeya@sas.upenn.edu

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Paul Rozin

Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

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Peter Schulman

Executive Director

215-898-2748

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James Pawelski

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

215-573-6933

pawelski@psych.upenn.edu

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Tammer Ibrahim

IT Systems Administrator

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Dr. Allyson Mackey’s Research: Brain Plasticity and Development

Jasmine Forde

Research Coordinator

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Ann Park

Graduate Student

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Katrina Simon

Research Coordinator

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Ursula Tooley

Graduate Student

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Dr. Angela Duckworth’s Research: Grit, Self-Control, and Character Development

Lauri Bonacorsi

Research Coordinator

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laurib@sas.upenn.edu
Lauren Eskreis-Winkler

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Cameron French

Publishing Manager

215-573-6932

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Parker Goyer

Postdoctoral Fellow
Kyla Haimovitz

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Peter Meindl

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Abigail Quirk

Research Coordinator

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Ankur Saxena

Software Engineer
Priya Shankar

Research Coordinator

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Sean Talamas

Director of Research

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Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program (MAPP)

James Pawelski

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

215-573-6933

pawelski@psych.upenn.edu

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Aaron Boczkowski

Program Coordinator

215-746-0441

aaronb2@sas.upenn.edu
Leona Brandwene

Associate Director

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Laura Taylor

Assistant Coordinator

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lauratay@sas.upenn.edu

Resilience Training Programs

Karen Reivich

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

reivich@psych.upenn.edu

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Peter Schulman

Executive Director

215-898-2748

schulman@sas.upenn.edu

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Jennifer Knapp

Program Manager

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jnknapp@psych.upenn.edu
Elizabeth Van Leer

Director of Operations, Training Programs

215-898-2637

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Mayra Marquez

Program Manager

215-746-5087

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Brittney Schlechter

Curriculum Development Manager

215-746-1274

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The Humanities and Human Flourishing Project

James Pawelski

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

215-573-6933

pawelski@psych.upenn.edu

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Yerin Shim

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Sarah Sidoti

Project Manager

215-746-5082

sidotis@sas.upenn.edu
Michaela Ward

Research Manager

215-746-5084

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Positive Soldier Health Research

Loryana Vie

Senior Project Director

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Andrew Allen

Statistician

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Joseph Fisher

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Emily Stewart

Statistician

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Science of Imagination

Scott Barry Kaufman

Scientific Director

215-746-5084

sbk@sas.upenn.edu

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Elizabeth Hyde

Research Coordinator

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Well Being Intervention Research

Alejandro Adler

Director of International Education, Positive Psychology Center

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World Well-Being Project

Anneke Buffone

Lead Research Scientist

buffonea@sas.upenn.edu
Johannes Eichstaedt

Postdoctoral Fellow

johannes.penn@gmail.com
Jeanette Elstein

Project Manager

215-746-4953

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Salvatore Giorgi

Research Programmer

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Kokil Jaidka

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

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Phillip Lu

Research Programmer

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Sphoorti Mirji

Web App Developer

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Samantha Schwartz

Project Manager

215-746-6360

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Barry Slaff

Research Programmer

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Graduate Students

Jeremy Clifton

Graduate Student

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Johannes Eichstaedt

Postdoctoral Fellow

johannes.penn@gmail.com
David Yaden

Graduate Student

dyaden@sas.upenn.edu

Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology

Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Psychology

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Executive Director

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

IT Systems Administrator

Dr. Allyson Mackey’s Research: Brain Plasticity and Development

Research Coordinator

Graduate Student

Research Coordinator

Graduate Student

Dr. Angela Duckworth’s Research: Grit, Self-Control, and Character Development

Research Coordinator

Postdoctoral Fellow

Publishing Manager

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Coordinator

Software Engineer

Research Coordinator

Director of Research

Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program (MAPP)

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

Program Coordinator

Associate Director

Assistant Coordinator

Resilience Training Programs

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

Executive Director

Program Manager

Director of Operations, Training Programs

Program Manager

Curriculum Development Manager

The Humanities and Human Flourishing Project

Director of Education and Senior Scholar

Postdoctoral Fellow

Project Manager

Research Manager

Positive Soldier Health Research

Senior Project Director

Statistician

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Statistician

Science of Imagination

Scientific Director

Research Coordinator

Well Being Intervention Research

Director of International Education, Positive Psychology Center

World Well-Being Project

Lead Research Scientist

Postdoctoral Fellow

Project Manager

Research Programmer

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Research Programmer

Web App Developer

Project Manager

Research Programmer

Graduate Students

Graduate Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate Student