Positive Psychology & Coaching
Experience / Education Highlights
- POD leader – Authentic Happiness Coaching Program – Martin Seligman, Ph.D.
|
2004-2005 |
- North of Neutral II: Positive Psychology – Asst. to Chris Peterson
|
2007 |
- Editor/Contributor – MentorCoach, Revised Foundations Training Manual, Newsletters
|
2007-2009 |
- VIA Institute on Character: Project Manager – The VIA Story Project, Best Practices Project, VIA Development
|
2008 – 2014 |
- Keynote Presenter – 1st International Online Conference for Psychology and Allied Sciences – What is Positive Psychology?
|
Fall – 2011
|
- Discovery Retreats –– Happiness Expert & Speaker Recruiter/Retreat Development
|
2009 – 2012 |
- Positive Psychology and Well-Being – A MentorCoach Master Class with Christ Peterson, Ph.D. – Training Assistant to Chris Peterson
|
2012 |
- United Nations Meeting – Happiness & Well-Being: Developing a New Economic Paradigm – Discussion Facilitator
|
April, 2012 |
- The HAPPY movie – co-creator of HAPPY educational materials for Secondary level students, development, outreach
|
2013
|
- MentorCoach Master Class – Positivity / Love 2.0 – Barbara Fredrickson
- Mentor Coach MasterClass – The Science of Will Power – Roy Baumeister, PhD – Assistant Trainer
- MentorCoach Master Class – Purpose & Meaning – Michael Steger, PhD – Assistant Trainer
|
2014
2015
2015
|
Publications/Presentation Highlights
- India Association of Health Research & Well-Being – Editorial Board Member – Magazine contributor, feature column
|
2010- present |
- Author – The Stowaway Star series – strengths-based books for kids (of all ages)
|
|
- Journalist – various articles on Positive Psychology;
- VIA Institute – VIA Story Project & Best Practices
|
Ongoing |
- “Where You Come In” – Workshops on identifying and using strengths – customized for ages, groups and individuals
|
Ongoing |
- Guest Presenter – Center for Documentary Arts, Sage College, Albany NY
|
11/2011 |
- Guest Speaker – What is Positive Psychology? – Emerson Hall – Albany, NY
|
2/2012 |
- Panelist – HAPPY movie screening/ The Quest for Happiness – WAMC – Albany, NY
|
12/2012 |
- GNHUSA – 2014 Conference – Workshop Presenter, Burlington, VT
|
5/2014 |
- Canadian Positive Psychology Conference – Workshop Presenter
|
7/2014 |
- Whole being Institute – Embodied Positive Psychology Conference – Workshop Presenter
|
4/2016 |
- 2017 International Trauma Conference – Workshop Presenter
|
6/2017 |
- Charter Member – International Positive Psychology Association
|
2008 – present |
Education
B.S. – Speech: Organizational Communications, The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Certifications – English, Spanish, Speech, The University of Texas at Austin