George Ward is a behavioral scientist and a PhD student at MIT Sloan School of Management. His work aims to combine insights from economics and psychology, and focuses primarily on the study of human happiness and well-being. George’s ongoing research centers on well-being in the workplace as well as on the role of happiness in … Continue reading "Happiness at Work | CHH Seminar Series"
Dr. Michèle Lamont, Department of Sociology and African and African-American Studies, Harvard University In the context of COVID, growing inequality and political polarization, Dr. Lamont is writing a book that … Continue reading "Social Resilience, Hope, and Recognition in the New Gilded Age | CHH Seminar Series"
Dr. Jennifer Prah Ruger is a leading scholar of global and domestic health policy and public health. She conducts theoretical and empirical studies of health equity to address global and national health inequities, especially among women and children. Dr. Prah Ruger directs the Health Equity and Policy Lab (HEPL), a mixed methods lab that studies … Continue reading "Applying the Health Capability Profile | CHH Seminar Series"
Dr. Carol Graham is Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, a College Park Professor at the University of Maryland, and a Senior Scientist at Gallup. Her areas of expertise include poverty, inequality, subjective wellbeing, the economics of happiness and development economics. She is the author of many books, including Happiness for All? Unequal Hopes … Continue reading "When Twin Public Health Crises Meet: Trends in Ill-Being and Deaths of Despair during the COVID Pandemic | CHH Seminar Series"
Join the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness for our fall informational session. Learn more about the Center’s research and opportunities to get involved in the upcoming year. … Continue reading "Center for Health and Happiness 2021 Informational Session"
Join the Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and Happiness for a welcome reception to celebrate the start of the school year. Location: The Squealing Pig Restaurant, 134 Smith St, Boston, MA 02120 (outdoor patio seating) Please RSVP here to confirm your attendance, as seating may be limited.
Join the Center for Health and Happiness online for the first seminar in their2021-2022 seminar series, “The Workplace and Worker Well-Being: Work as a Social Determinant of Health,” presented by … Continue reading "The Workplace and Worker Well-Being: Work as a Social Determinant of Health | CHH Seminar Series"
An opportunity for Harvard graduate students, postdoctoral research fellows, and early-career researchers: are you interested in the science of well-being? The Center for Health and Happiness’s Positive Health Interest Group can help you connect with peers and stay current on the latest developments in the field. Join the Center on Tuesday, October 5, from 1:00-1:50pm ET for … Continue reading "CHH Positive Health Interest Group Meeting"
Join the Center for Health and Happiness online for the next seminar in our 2021-2022 seminar series, “Three Life Lessons from COVID-19,” presented by Dr. Arthur C. Brooks. Dr. Brooks … Continue reading "Three Life Lessons from COVID-19 | CHH Seminar Series"
