James O. Pawelski, PhD
- Professor of Practice and Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center
University of Pennsylvania
James O. Pawelski, Ph.D., is professor of practice and director of education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has also been appointed adjunct professor of Religious Studies.
Having won a Fulbright Scholarship and earned a doctorate in philosophy, he is the founding director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project, which has been designated a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab.
He has published five books, including The Oxford Handbook of the Positive Humanities, and is the editor of the Humanities and Human Flourishing book series with Oxford University Press. He is an award-winning teacher and the founding director of Penn’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology Program.
Additionally, he has served as the founding executive director of the International Positive Psychology Association, as a member of the Steering Committee of the International Positive Education Network, and as the president of the William James Society.