Our People

Martin E.P. Seligman

Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology

215-898-7173

seligman@psych.upenn.edu

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Peter Schulman

Executive Director

215-898-2748

schulman@sas.upenn.edu

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Angela Duckworth

Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor

215-898-1339

info@angeladuckworth.com

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James Pawelski

Professor of Practice, Director of Education

215-573-6933

pawelski@psych.upenn.edu

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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

rozin@psych.upenn.edu
Lyle Ungar

Professor, Computer and Information Science

ungar@cis.upenn.edu
Michael Baime

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

baime@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

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John Hollway

Senior Fellow

jhollway@law.upenn.edu

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Howard Blumenthal

Senior Scholar

howardjb@sas.upenn.edu

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David Yaden

Visiting Scholar

dyaden@sas.upenn.edu
Tammer Ibrahim

IT Systems Administrator

215-898-6521

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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

215-898-1845

jnknapp@psych.upenn.edu
Anand Petigara

Program Manager

215-898-2637

petigara@sas.upenn.edu
Judy Saltzberg

Resilience Instructor and Curriculum Developer
Brittney Schlechter

Curriculum Development Manager

215-746-1274

brittsch@sas.upenn.edu
Robert Szybist

Resilience Instructor

rszybist@sas.upenn.edu
Catherine Thompson

Program Manager

215-746-6360

cathom@sas.upenn.edu
Laura Vriend

Assistant Project Coordinator

lvriend@sas.upenn.edu

Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program (MAPP)

James Pawelski

Professor of Practice, Director of Education

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

bleona@sas.upenn.edu
Nicole Stottlemyer

Assistant Coordinator, Positive Education Programs

215-898-8354

nicoleis@sas.upenn.edu
Laura Taylor

Assistant Coordinator

215-746-1273

lauratay@sas.upenn.edu

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

Austin Boroshok

Graduate Student
Lourdes Delgado Reyes

Postdoctoral Fellow
Yoojin Hahn

Research Coordinator
Julia Leonard

Postdoctoral Fellow
Cassidy McDermott

Graduate Student
Anne Park

Graduate Student
Sophie Sharpe

Research Coordinator
Ursula Tooley

Graduate Student

Positive Soldier Health Research

Loryana Vie

Senior Project Director

lvie@sas.upenn.edu

Graduate Students

Max Genecov

Graduate Student

mgenecov@sas.upenn.edu

Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology

Executive Director

Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor

Professor of Practice, Director of Education

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology

Professor, Computer and Information Science

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Senior Fellow

Senior Scholar

Visiting Scholar

IT Systems Administrator

Resilience Training Programs

Director of Resilience and Positive Psychology Training Programs

Executive Director

Program Manager

Program Manager

Resilience Instructor and Curriculum Developer

Curriculum Development Manager

Resilience Instructor

Program Manager

Assistant Project Coordinator

Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program (MAPP)

Professor of Practice, Director of Education

Program Coordinator

Associate Director

Assistant Coordinator, Positive Education Programs

Assistant Coordinator

The Humanities and Human Flourishing Project

Professor of Practice, Director of Education

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Project Manager

Primals Project

Senior Research Scientist

Project Manager

World Well-Being Project

Professor, Computer and Information Science

Research Scientist

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Programmer

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

Data Scientist

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

Executive Director

Research Coordinator

Director, Research Partnerships

Director, Senior Research Support

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

Graduate Student

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Coordinator

Postdoctoral Fellow

Graduate Student

Graduate Student

Research Coordinator

Graduate Student

Positive Soldier Health Research

Senior Project Director

Graduate Students

Graduate Student