2025 Ravenswood Community Forums Presents: Colloquium with Global Positive Psychology Experts Barbara Fredrickson Ph.D. and James O. Pawelski Ph.D.

Hear from renowned Positive Psychology experts Barbara Fredrickson Ph.D. and James O. Pawelski Ph.D.

Light refreshments will be served at 5.30pm for 6.00pm commencement.

Barbara Fredrickson Ph.D.

Barbara Fredrickson is Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she directs the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Laboratory (www.PositiveEmotions.org). She has published more 160 scholarly papers, becoming one of the most highly cited scientists worldwide. A recipient of numerous awards for her research and university teaching, Dr. Fredrickson also reaches general audiences worldwide through her books, Positivity (www.PositivityRatio.com) and Love 2.0 (www.PositivityResonance.com) and her free, online course on the Coursera platform. In 2017, she was honored with the Tang Prize to recognize exceptional career contributions to the well-being of humanity.

James O. Pawelski Ph.D. 

James O. Pawelski, Ph.D., is Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the founding director of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program and of the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project, which has been designated a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. He has published dozens of academic articles and five books, including The Oxford Handbook of the Positive Humanities, and is the editor of the Humanities and Human Flourishing book series with Oxford University Press. Additionally, he served as the founding executive director of the International Positive Psychology Association and is a past president of the William James Society.