Positive Pshychology Lecture

Posted by on June 15, 2009

The Positive Psychology Center presents
Emphasizing the Positive: Positive Emotions, Diverse Social Networks, and Social Status Contribute to Lower Morbidity and Mortality

Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D.

Part of the Positive Health Lecture Series

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
(Entrance a short walk from 36th and Spruce Streets)

In this lecture Dr. Cohen will discuss how positive emotions, diverse social networks, and perceptions of social status contribute to lower morbidity and mortality – emphasizing his work on how these factors influence susceptibility to infection. Dr. Cohen uses a unique experimental paradigm where psychological and biological predictors are assessed in healthy volunteers who are subsequently exposed to a virus that causes the common cold.

Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D. is the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. His research has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, in addition to other medical, public health, and sociology journals, as well as numerous psychology journals.

Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center.

There is no need to rsvp for this event, but for additional information, please email us at events@sas.upenn.edu.