Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects

The MAPP Capstone is an independent project that integrates what the student has learned in the program and advances the application of Positive Psychology.

If you are a MAPP graduate and would like to have your Capstone project uploaded onto this site, please submit your Capstone along with an Author Agreement form (one for each author). Once received, the electronic version of the capstone project will then be uploaded onto this site.

Papers from 2009

Cultivated Positive Emotions Inspire Environmentally Responsible Behaviors, David M. Carter

Experiential Learning Groups: History, an Exploratory Case Study, and Possible Mechanisms of Change, Steve J. Safigan

Papers from 2008

Shift Happens: Using Social-Emotional Leadership to Construct Positive, Sustainable Cultural Change, Louis Alloro

Nobel Strengths: The Attributes of Scientists by CAVE, Gregory R. Quinting PhD

Papers from 2007

Something Larger: An Evolutionary Account of the Meaningfulness of Life, Derrick Carpenter

A Comparative Study of the Effects of Hatha Yoga and Seated Meditation on Mood Elevation, deborah r. cohen

Appreciating Beauty in the Bottom 80, Christine Duvivier

Positive Psychology Toolkit for Coaches: Book Proposal, Debra Giffen and Emiliya Zhivotovskaya

Enhancing the Wellbeing of Incarcerated Females: A Pilot Study, Sandra C. Lewis

Papers from 2006

Character Strengths and Type: Exploration of Covariation, Kathryn H. Britton and Sulynn Choong

Optimistic Managers & Their Influence on Productivity & Employee Engagement in a Technology Organization, Margaret H. Greenberg Mrs. and Dana Arakawa

Recrafting Work: A Model for Workplace Engagement and Meaning, Gordon H. Parry