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Academic History
- A.B., Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Harvard University, 1989
- Ph.D., Social Psychology, Stanford University, 1994
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 1994-2001
- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2001-2005
- Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2005-present
- Fellow, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
- Best Paper Award, Journal of Happiness Studies, 2006
- Templeton Positive Psychology Prize, American Psychological Association, 2002
- Faculty of the Year Award, Department of Psychology, UC Riverside, 1999-2000
- Faculty Mentor of the Year, University Honors Program, 1999-2000
- National Institutes of Mental Health, RO1 Award, 2004-2009
- National Institutes of Mental Health, B/START Award, 1999-2000
- Cancer Research Coordinating Committee Grant, 1998-1999
- National Institutes of Mental Health, Individual National Research Service Award, 1993-1994
- Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University, 1994
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 1989-1992
- Thomas T. Hoopes Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Work, Harvard University, 1989
- Faculty Prize for Outstanding Honors Thesis, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, 1989
- FEB 5: Barnes & Noble, 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA
- FEB 13: "Teddy Bear Tea," The Help Group, Regency Club, Los Angeles, CA
- FEB 26: Google, Santa Monica, CA
- FEB 26: Masters of Positive Psychology Quarterly Speaker (by phone), Santa Monica, CA
- MAR 4: Stauffer Colloquium Series, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
- MAR 13, Mirman School, Los Angeles, CA
- APR 5: Annual Luncheon Speaker, California Psychological Association, Anaheim, CA
- APR 10: Symposium Speaker, Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA
- APR 16: Global Leadership Academy Conference, Singapore
- APR 26: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (Panel, "Smile: Is Happiness Overrated?"), Los Angeles, CA
- MAY 3: Keynote Address, 12th Annual Psychology Research Conference for Southern California Community Colleges, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA
- MAY 5: The Affiliates of UC Riverside Lunch Meeting, Riverside, CA
- JUN 20: Coaching Toward Happiness Conference Call, Santa Monica, CA
- JUL 15: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA
- AUG 15: American Psychological Association, Boston, MA
- SEP 4: Keynote Address, Institute for Behavioral Studies Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
- SEP 24: SNAP! Conference, The Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO
- OCT 3: SMC Associates, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
- OCT 8: Keynote Address, VII Brazilian Congress of Quality of Life, Sao Paolo, Brazil
- OCT: Symposium Speaker, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Sacramento, CA
- NOV: Positive Psychology Leaders Series, IPPA Membership Conference Call, Santa Monica, CA
- NOV: Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, University of California, Irvine
- DEC 13, Keynote Address, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC
- Introduction to Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Applications of Social Psychology
- Psychology of Happiness and VIrtue
- Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance
- Seminar in Social Psychology: The Psychology of Mental Control
- Seminar in Social Psychology: Emotion and Culture
- Seminar in Social Psychology: Affect and Cognition
- Seminar in Social Psychology: Positive Psychology
- Seminar: Professional Development and Research Ethics
- Psychology Undergraduate Honors Seminar
