Michelle Gielan
Positive psychology researcher and author
Michelle Gielan is a positive psychology researcher and former national news anchor. She is the author of Broadcasting Happiness.
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About Michelle Gielan
Michelle Gielan is a bestselling author, keynote speaker and positive psychology researcher. Her research looks at the role optimism plays in resilience, wellbeing and achievement. She worked as a national news anchor for CBS, including on The CBS Morning News. Covering the 2008 financial crisis from the anchor desk set her on the road to founding the Institute for Applied Positive Research. Her graduate degree in applied positive psychology is from the University of Pennsylvania, and her computer engineering degree is from Tufts University. She serves as executive producer of The Happiness Advantage, a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program, and appears as a featured professor in Oprah's Happiness course. Her book Broadcasting Happiness is in the BookBits catalog.