Positive Psychology in Los Angeles: Int'l conference hosts the latest scientific research on human flourishing in health, business, education, environment

LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The World Congress on Positive Psychology, the third international conference sponsored by the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and hosted by Claremont Graduate University (CGU; a member of the Claremont Colleges), makes a rare appearance on the West Coast, opening in Los Angeles on June 27 with a series of workshops and presentations by renowned researchers, professors and practitioners in the science of optimal human functioning.

The burgeoning field of positive psychology focuses on the study and practice of what is right in the world - the positive emotions, strengths, virtues and practices that help individuals and groups thrive. This conference will introduce new findings and groundbreaking research from around the world, showcasing how the science of positive psychology is changing the way we live our lives as individuals and as part of families, communities, teams, schools, organizations, and societies.

With more than 10 years of research since coalescing as a field, this Congress also showcases the latest research on the following themes:

• Positive Environments, Sustainability, and Conservation
• Healthy Body and Healthy Mind
• Work and Well-Being
• Creativity and Evolution
• Positive Development across the Lifespan 

Featured Speakers and Schedule Highlights

• Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi & Jeanne Nakamura (CGU) – The Role of the Future in Positive Psychology
• Martin Seligman (UPenn) –Prospection and Positive Psychology
• Barbara Fredrickson (UNC) – Flourishing and the Genome & How Love Creates Health
• Roy Baumeister (FSU) – Toward a Scientific Theory of Free Will
• Jane Dutton (UMich) – Compassion at Work
• Shane Lopez (Gallup) – How Hope Happens
• Richard Lerner (Tufts) – The Development of Youth: Theory, Research, and Applications
• David Peterson (Google) – Executive Coaching: Leveraging Positive Psychology to Accelerate Leadership Development
• Chip Conley (entrepreneur and bestselling author) – How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow
• Marino Bonaiuto (Italy) – Positive Environments
• Sabine Sonnentag (Germany) – Recovery from Daily Job Stress and Subjective Well-being: How to make the best of leisure time
• Mathew White (Australia) – Whole-School Well-Being: Why It Works and How to Get Started
• Olin Eugene Myers (WWU) & Donna McMillan (St. Olaf College) – Human Flourishing in a Sustainable World 

The International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) was created to promote the science and practice of positive psychology and to facilitate communication and collaboration among researchers and practitioners around the world who are interested in positive psychology.

Claremont Graduate University, located 30 miles east of Los Angeles, is part of The Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions reminiscent of the Oxford-Cambridge model. The School of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University offers the first doctoral program specifically concentrated on Positive Psychology in the U.S., as well as programs in Positive Organizational Psychology and Positive Developmental Psychology on both the masters and doctoral levels.

For more information and a full schedule, please visit http://www.ippanetwork.org.

Media Contact: Kim Perkins, Claremont Graduate University, 4157240065, [email protected]

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