Philip Watkins International Positive Psychology Association 8th IPPA World Congress 2023

Philip Watkins

Philip Watkins received his BS in psychology from the University of Oregon and his PhD in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University. He is now is Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University. Gratitude has been the focus of his research since 2000. Phil is the author of two books (Gratitude and the Good Life and Positive Psychology 101) and has authored a number of research articles on gratitude. He has served as an associate editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology, and is currently on their editorial board. His research now investigates questions related to how gratitude enhances well-being, the nature of gratitude toward God, the impact of modifying interpretation biases that are important to gratitude, the relationship between gratitude and joy, and the factors that enhance or inhibit gratitude.