Barbara L. Fredrickson, Ph.D. earned her doctorate from Stanford University and is currently Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor Fredrickson is a leading scholar within social psychology, affective science (the study of emotion) and positive psychology.
Among the most highly cited scholars in psychology, Barbara Fredrickson is most known for her “broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions,” foundational within Positive Psychology for providing a blueprint for how pleasant emotional states, as fleeting as they are, contribute to resilience, wellbeing and health.
