Martin Seligman International Positive Psychology Association 8th IPPA World Congress 2023

Martin Seligman

Martin E.P. Seligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he focuses on positive psychology, learned helplessness, prospection, optimism, and positive education. He is a best-selling author of 30 books, including Flourish, and 350 journal articles. His most recent book is The Hope Circuit, his autobiography, He received the American Psychological Society’s William James Fellow Award for basic science, the Cattell Award for the application of science, and three Lifetime Distinguished Scientist awards from the American Psychological Association. In 1996, Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association by the largest vote in modern history. In 2021, he was named the most influential psychologist in the world by Academic Influence. His mission is the attempt to transform social science to work on the best things in life – strengths, positive emotion, good relationships, meaning, and human flourishing.