Giacomo Bono
Giacomo Bono is an Associate Professor of Psychology at California State University,
Dominguez Hills. He has a Ph.D. in Applied Social Psychology from Claremont Graduate
University. His research focuses on forgiveness, gratitude, well-being, mental health and
development among youth and emerging adults. Dr. Bono is the author of Thanks! A Strengths-
Based Gratitude Curriculum for Tweens and Teens and co-author of Making Grateful Kids: The
Science of Building Character, and co-author of the Gratitude Playbook. As director of the Youth
Gratitude Project, he examines youths’ social emotional skills and wellbeing and develops
assessment tools and interventions to promote student success and wellness in primary and
secondary schools.
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