Robert A. Emmons

Robert A. Emmons, Ph. D., (born June 12, 1958)[1] is Professor of Psychology at UC Davis (Davis, California). His research is in the field of personality psychology, emotion psychology, and psychology of religion.

Background

Emmons completed his undergraduate psychology degree in 1980 at the University of Southern Maine, Portland. He then obtained a M.A. in 1984 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Personality Psychology, and a Ph. D., in the same subject from the same university in 1986, with a thesis "Personal Strivings: An Approach to Personality and Subjective Well-Being". He was an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University from 1986 to 1988 and came to Davis at the same rank in 1988. He was appointed Associate Professor in 1990, and full Professor in 1996. He has written or edited 6 books and over 100 articles for scientific journals. He is Editor-In-Chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology.[2]

Research

Emmons' research examines the psychology of gratitude and the psychology of individual goal setting and their connection with positive outcomes in a person's life. He was involved in a $905,000 research grant from the Templeton Foundation during 2006-2009 evaluating the effect of Young Life on teen's spiritual fruits such as kindness, generosity, and selflessness., and has received other grants from them. Emmons is known for working on multiple research projects focused on gratitude.[3]

He addresses many ways to stay grateful in different situations. and has found through his research that gratefulness inspires happiness. He is focused on finding ways to engender gratefulness in youth. He has found that practicing acts of gratitude such as journaling things for which one is grateful for can promote well-being.[4]

Bibliography

Books written

Books edited

References

  1. http://errol.oclc.org/laf/n99-23889.html. Retrieved 2013-12-31. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "UC Davis Psychology, Robert Emmons". Psychology.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20130612002720/http://www.icea.ox.ac.uk/lab/projects/adolescent-character-development/. Archived from the original on June 12, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Science of Gratitude". Gratitudepower.net. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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