Invited speakers

Maître de Conférences (MCU) en Psychopathologie et en Psychologie Clinique à l’Université François Rabelais (Tours, France) – Habilitée à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) en Psychologie – Membre de l’EA 2114 « Psychologie des Ages de la Vie » – Psychologue Clinicienne (spécialisée en psychologie de la santé, thérapies cognitvo-comportementales, psychologie positive) – Co-fondatrice et vice-Présidente de l’Association française et francophone de Psychologie Positive (AffPP) – Co-fondatrice de l’Association Française de Psychologie de la santé (AfPSa) – Trésorière de l’Association Résilio (Association Internationale pour la Promotion et la Diffusion de la Recherche sur la Résilience).

Marta Bassi is assistant professor in general psychology at the Medical School of the University of Milano and she is currently president of the Italian Society of Positive Psychology. Her research interests primarily focus on optimal experience and its role in psychological selection. She has conducted research concerning individuals’ quality of experience in areas such as education, leisure and health.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (PhD) is currently the Co-Director of the doctoral program in Positive Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University. He is the Co-founder of the field of Positive Psychology, and the author or co-author of over 250 peer-reviewed articles and 19 books, translated in 26 languages (Flow), 11 (Good Business), and 9 (Creativity).

Antonia Csillik, Ph.D. is a Associate Professor in clinical psychology, and Vice-President of the French speaking Positive Psychology Association, member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, MINT. She is clinical psychologist and clinical trainer with experience in addictive behaviours, personality and mood disorders. Her research interests are in positive psychology, psychotherapy effectiveness (especially client-centred approaches) and positive behaviour change, and in protective factors against the development of psychopathology (dispositional mindfulness, trait-hope, psychological mindedness) and subjective well-being. Her book on “Psychological resources: contributions of positive psychology” will be released in 2017 (Dunod, Paris).

Antonella studies concern the investigation of well-being across cultures through a mixed method approach. She is also involved in research and intervention projects focused on well-being promotion in conditions of disability and chronic disease. She served as President of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and the European Network of Positive Psychology (ENPP). Author of scientific articles and books, she is currently Editor in Chief of the Journal of Happiness Studies.

Dr. Dora Guðmundsdóttir is an authorised psychologist who works as the Director of Determinants of Health and Wellbeing at the Directorate of Health in Iceland. On behalf of Iceland, she is a governmental expert on mental health and national focal point in public health for the European Commission. She is the director of a Positive Psychology Programme at the University in Iceland. She is also a lecturer in positive psychology and a board member of the Coaching academia at Reykjavik University. Dora is the president of the European Network for Positive Psychology (ENPP – www.enpp.eu)

Pascale Haag, PhD in Indology and M.A. in Psychology, is assistant professor at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) in Paris since 2003, and member of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Issues (Social Sciences, Politics, Health). Her current research interests mainly concern positive psychology and education. She is the secretary of the AFFPP and the coordinator of the research circle on education Lab School Network (http://labschool.hypotheses.org)

Senior Lecturer (MCF) full-time faculty position at Univ. Lille (France), Jean Heutte is one of the european leaders in the field of positive psychology: optimal experience theoretical modeling (autotelism-Flow), as well as the social and conative dimensions of volition, in educational contexts, notably the personal and collective conditions necessary for the emergence of well-being. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean_Heutte Jean is member of the Board of Directors of the French and Francophone Association for Positive Psychology/Association française et francophone de Psychologie Positive (AFfPP) and the European Flow-Researchers’ Network (EF-RN).

Hans Henrik Knoop is Associate Professor at the University of Aarhus, Denmark, and Extraordinary Professor, North West University, South Africa. His work is focused on flourishing through learning and creativity in education and professional work. In recent years, his work has also regarded the idea of engaging (positive) criticism, which is becoming influential in the so-called “constructive Journalism” movement, and in feedback practices in education and work-life. He is member of ENPP Executive Board, past president of ENPP and member of the IPPA Board of Directors.

Docteur en psychologie, j’ai enseigné à l’Université Paris X Nanterre – La Défense. Je suis actuellement Président d’honneur de l’association française et francophone de psychologie positive. Je m’intéresse tout particulièrement aux implications sociales de la psychologie positive, dans de multiples domaines (éducation, santé publique, travail, protection de l’environnement, etc.).

Lecturer in STAPS the ESPE Bretagne, Fellow of Physical Education and Sports, President of the French and Francophone Association of Positive Psychology, elected member of the Steering Committee of the NPPA (European Network of Positive Psychology), Network European Positive Psychology, elected member of the Board of Directors and member of the working group of the Executive Committee of the IPPA, World Network of Positive Psychology (International Positive Psychology Association), Chair of the 8th, ECPP 2016.

Installée depuis 2003 à Cournon d’Auvergne comme psychologue et psychothérapeute, je reçois les personnes souhaitant améliorer leur fonctionnement par une thérapie. Formée en EMDR par David Servan Schreiber1 en 2003, je suis membre de l’association EMDR France qui garantit le niveau de formation de ses praticiens. Je suis également formée en hypnose ericksonienne par le Dr Bellet2, en système familial intérieur3 (élaboré par Richard Schwartz, 2009) et en thérapie orientée solution4. J’interviens également en médiation (couples, famille, entreprise) selon le processus de la communication non violente (Rosenberg, 20045).

Rébecca Shankland is Associate Professor and coordinator of the Positive Psychology Diploma at Univ. Grenoble Alpes. Her research studies focus on the comparison of mechanisms and effects of mindfulness based and positive psychological interventions in educational, organizational and therapeutic settings. More specifically, she is interested in studying orientation of attention, compassion, and psychological flexibility. She has published numerous books on eating disorders and one on positive psychology (Ed. Dunod, 2014). Her next book, focused on gratitude, will be released this year (Ed. Odile Jacob, 2016).

Lisa holds a PhD in positive psychology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has several roles in the international research community, and is a guest lecturer for Master and PhD students in Applied Positive Psychology at the Spanish University in Castellon and The University of Iceland. She is founder and Academic director of MIND, a company that has specialized on bridging the gap between research and practice within the field of positive psychology and strengths-based development. Particularly, MIND have succeeded with their research-based program on strength-based leadership and organizational development.

Jan Auke Walburg is Professor positive psychology at Twente University in The Netherlands. He published books and articles mainly in the field of integral applications in systems like schools and communities, of the principles of positive psychology. He is editor in chief of the International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, board member of the ENPP, and was chair of ECPP7 in Amsterdam in 2014.