I am a wellbeing researcher & good-life storyteller.
I work as a Chartered Psychologist and a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. I have contributed to the team with research about the application of wellbeing, especially in the context of positive education and extensive community engagement. Prior to RCSI, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, Maynooth University, and Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology, University of East London. I have been awarded my PhD in Positive Psychology by Trinity College Dublin.
My passion is positive psychology research and writing, and I am lucky that I can contribute daily to both. I have written eight books, over 100 peer-reviewed publications and popular articles about the application of positive psychology in daily life. I have a column in Psychology Today, which is the most prominent global psychological forum. I regularly contribute to The Conversation and RTE Brainstorm, which are invited fora for academics to share research with the general public. It makes me very happy to know that my publications help some people live better lives.
Dr Jolanta Burke