Elizabeth Jennings International Positive Psychology Association 8th IPPA World Congress 2023

Elizabeth Jennings

Elizabeth Jennings has worked in the field of disability services for over 22 years. She is currently the Deputy Director of National Disability Institute (NDI), a national organization focused on pathways out of poverty for individuals with disabilities. Elizabeth is passionate about disability rights as a civil rights issue and supporting the more than 61 million Americans with disabilities to realize the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act; equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency. She is skilled in multi-modal training and technical assistance with an eye on customizing materials and approach to address learner differences and facilitate knowledge gains and capacity building. Elizabeth applies positive psychology to both her organization and its funded projects. She manages a national well-being text campaign that provides research-based tips that promote individual resilience during COVID; supports a federally-funded random control trial research project on the positive role of financial stability on quality of life for young adults with disabilities that includes several well-being measures; provides training on resilience and hope building activities to service providers; and integrates positive psychology tools and strategies into NDI’s policies and practices. Elizabeth is most recently researching and testing (as a sample of one) measures that support cancer survivors and individuals with chronic illnesses.