Date: 02 July - 05 July, 2025
9th IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology
~2,000
IPPA Members
70+
Countries Represented
Hundreds of
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meet our board
Roy Baumeister - Ph.D.
President (through 2025)
University of Queensland, Australia
Professor Roy F. Baumeister is currently professor of psychology at the University of Queensland, as well as affiliations with Florida State University and University of Bamberg.
Meike Bartels - Ph.D.
Immediate Past President (through 2025)
University Research Chair Professor, Genetics and Well-being
The Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Meike Bartels (1973) is University Research Chair Professor in Genetics and Well-being at the Department of Biological Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Dianne Vella-Brodrick - Ph.D.
President-Elect (through 2025)
Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology and is Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Centre for Positive Psychology
University of Melbourne, Australia
Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick (PhD) holds the Gerry Higgins Chair in Positive Psychology and is Deputy Director and Head of Research at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne.
Kim Cameron - Ph.D.
Secretary (through 2025)
William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education
University of Michigan.
Professor Kim Cameron is the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business as well as Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education, both at the University of Michigan.
Andrew Soren - MAPP
Treasurer (through 2024)
Founder and CEO, Eudaimonic by Design
Assistant Instructor, Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP), University of Pennsylvania
For the past 20 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, non-profits, and public sector teams to apply positive psychology and co-create values-based organizational cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best.
Michael Steger - Ph.D.
Member-At-Large (through 2024)
Professor of Psychology, Founding Director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose
Colorado State University,
Michael F. Steger, Ph.D. is Professor of Psychology, and the Founding Director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University.
Tayyab Rashid - Ph.D.
Member-At-Large (through 2026)
Associate Faculty, Graduate Program in Psychological Science
University of Toronto - Scarborough, Canada
Dr. Tayyab Rashid is a licensed clinical psychologist with the Centre for Wellbeing Science and Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Daniel Shek - Ph.D., FHKPS, BBS, SBS, JP
Member At-Large (through 2027)
Associate Vice President, Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, and Li and Fung Professor in Service Leadership Education
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Daniel Shek is Associate Vice President, Chair Professor of Applied Social Sciences, and Li and Fung Professor in Service Leadership Education at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Daniel has developed several positive youth development (PYD) programs and conducted PYD research.
Kris Peterson
Executive Director (Ex Officio)
Interim Executive Director
International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
Kris Peterson serves as Interim Executive Director of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), a global nonprofit association supporting thousands of members from over 70 countries around the world.
Martin Seligman - Ph.D.
Senior Advisor (Ex Officio)
Zellerbach Family professor of psychology and director of the Positive Psychology Center
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Martin E.P. Seligman is the Zellerbach Family professor of psychology and director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
James Pawelski - Ph.D.
Senior Advisor (Ex Officio)
Director of Education and Senior Scholar Positive Psychology Center
University of Pennsylvania
James Pawelski, Ph.D., is Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
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