Sonja Lyubomirsky
Psychology professor and happiness researcher
Sonja Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside, who researches how people can become happier. She wrote The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness.
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American Born in Russia, Russia
About Sonja Lyubomirsky
Born in Russia, Lyubomirsky is an American psychologist with a Harvard undergraduate degree and a Stanford PhD. At the University of California, Riverside, she is a Distinguished Professor in the psychology department. Her research asks what makes people happy, whether happiness is a good thing, and how people can learn to live happier lives. She has studied whether gratitude, kindness and connection can raise happiness in a lasting way. Her best-selling books include The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness. Among her honors are an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel, the Diener Award, and status as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She also helps edit the Journal of Positive Psychology as an associate editor. Funding of one million dollars from the National Institute of Mental Health supported research behind The How of Happiness.