IPPA mission statement
IPPA was founded in 2007 with the mission...
To promote the science of positive psychology and its research-based applications
To facilitate collaboration among researchers, teachers, students, and practitioners of positive psychology around the world and across academic disciplines
To share the findings of positive psychology with the broadest possible audience.
Board of Directors
- Ed Diener, President
- Ilona Boniwell, Vice President
- Carol Craig, Secretary
- Antonella delle Fave, Treasurer
- Martin Seligman, Senior Advisor
- Ray Fowler, Senior Advisor
- James Pawelski, Executive Director
- Tal Ben-Shahar
- Kim Cameron
- María Martina Casullo
- David Cooperrider
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Robert Emmons
- Michael Frese
- Anthony Grant
- Jonathan Haidt
- Nick Haslam
- John Helliwell
- Felicia Huppert
- Rose-Inza Kim
- Hans-Henrik Knoop
- Michael Lamb
- Richard Layard
- Shane Lopez
- Helena Marujo
- Senia Maymin, ex officio
- Mario Mikulincer
- Luís Miguel Neto
- Nansook Park
- Chris Peterson
- Radhika Punshi
- Jack Rachman
- Willibald Ruch
- Sombat Tapanya
- Margarita Tarragona
- George Vaillant
- Robert Vallerand
- Carmelo Vázquez
- Ruut Veenhoven
- Dianne Vella-Brodrick
- Joar Vittersø
- Marié Wissing
- Phil Zimbardo
Directorate:
- Executive Director: James Pawelski
- Associate Executive Director: David J. Pollay
- Associate Executive Director: Debbie Swick
- Directorate Member: Helene Finizio
- Directorate Member: Peter Schulman