This August, Dr. Judith Mangelsdorf, a Master of Applied Positive Psychology alumna, will begin her role as faculty director of the master's degree program in positive psychology and coaching at the German University for Health and Sport (Deutsche Hochschule für Gesundheit und Sport/DHGS).
The publication Academic Influence has announced its list of the 25 most influential people working in psychology today, and Martin E.P. Seligman of Penn’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program is its number one pick.
Students in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program find that the coursework empowers them and provides them with scientific credibility for so many of the practices they are already embracing at home and at work. Students apply to the MAPP program looking for an academic experience that will help them gain more knowledge and tools in their pursuit to cultivate well-being.
Dr. Julie Haizlip holds an MD and a BS in pharmacy, so it’s not surprising that she was drawn to the scientific nature of positive psychology. Julie began her path to the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program nearly a decade before she actually enrolled, when she realized that she was burned out as a physician after having practiced for only three years. However, an appreciative inquiry workshop she attended left her feeling more hopeful about her career.
On Sunday, May 16, Penn’s College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) welcomed family, friends, and faculty for the Class of 2021 virtual graduation celebration. Of the 285 LPS students honored, 235 graduated with master’s degrees and 50 with undergraduate degrees.
As the Director of Culture and Empowerment at Ron Brown Preparatory High School in Washington D.C., Dawaine Cosey manages the student experience as well as parent and social media engagement. Dawaine says that he essentially had the opportunity to create the position for himself, and now, as a student in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at Penn, he sees that he has been using fundamentals of positive psychology in his job all along.
In honor of her efforts to help solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges, Cristina Bicchieri has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the oldest learned societies in the United States, founded in 1780 during the American Revolution. Their aim is to work together “to cultivate every art and science which may tend to advance the interest, honor, dignity, and happiness of a free, independent, and virtuous people.”
Denise Dahlhoff (Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts ’10) already held a PhD in marketing and an established career in marketing-related consulting and academia when she began looking for her next academic challenge. “I love studying. I love learning and expanding my horizons,” she explains. “In fact, I specifically wanted to study something that had nothing to do with my day job.” Her intellectual curiosity led her to Penn’s Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) degree, where she studied subjects from university governance and life stories to urban folklore and the history of pop culture.
The College of Liberal and Professional Studies congratulates Leona Brandwene who has been announced as one of the winners of the 2021 awards for distinguished teaching in the School of Arts and Sciences.
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