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. If you are the only author on your Capstone project, your decision to upload the document will serve as your agreement to the terms (individual authors do not actually have to submit an agreement form). If you completed a Capstone project with multiple authors, each author will need to submit an Author Agreement form. Please send the completed forms to Aaron Boczkowski (aaronb2@sas.upenn.edu) and Kenny Whitebloom (libraryrepository@pobox.upenn.edu). Once received, one of the authors can upload the Capstone.
Papers from 2012
The Impact of Positive Traits on Teacher Performance Within A Systems Driven Charter School Management Organization, Adam B. Maurer
Law Students in Balance: A Proposal for a Well-being Course for Law School Students Founded on the Constructs and Findings of Positive Psychology, Tatiana I. Pavlova-Coleman
Integrated Well-being: Positive Psychology and the Natural World, Aislinn Pluta
Super Women Lawyers: A Study of Character Strengths, Patricia Snyder
Papers from 2011
From Coach to Positive Psychology Coach, Peter L. Berridge Mr.
The Importance and Application of Explanatory Style, Emotional Control, and Goal Setting for Athletes: A Psychological Skills Program, Diana Caramanico
Innovating News Journalism through Positive Psychology, Cathrine Gyldensted
Unleashing the Power: Anthony Robbins, Positive Psychology, and the Quest for Human Flourishing, Stephanie M. Ramones
Living On Purpose: Why Purpose Matters and How to Find It -- A Framework for Gen X Women to Thrive, Carin Rockind
Resilience, Character Strengths and Flourishing: A Positive Education Workshop for Singapore Teachers, Sha-En Yeo
Positive Psychology and Men: The Tell-Tale Heart, Corey Zadik
Papers from 2010
Strengths Technology, Bridget Biggar and Ninh N. Tran
Happy at Work: How the Science of Positive Psychology Will Revolutionize the Workplace, Daniel S. Bowling III
Aid from Africa: Lessons for the West from the Motherland, Jaime B. Cundy Miss
Heart Start: A paradigm shift in early childhood education, Elizabeth Gragg Elizardi
Confident Parenting - A Book Proposal, Lisa Sansom
MPS SOARs: Facilitating Elementary Transition due to Building Closures in a Positive and Productive Way, Kathryn L. Snyder
Total Fitness, Mark A. Tolmachoff
The Hero Pledge: A Public Engagement Initiative of the Heroic Imagination Project, Zuzana Žilková
Papers from 2009
Cultivated Positive Emotions Inspire Environmentally Responsible Behaviors, David M. Carter
Cultivating Positive Project Teams: Accelerating Time to Team Formation, Adrienne E. Keane
What Good is Positive Business?, Michelle McQuaid and Bobby Dauman
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
Greatness: The Aspiration and Goal of Psychology, Scott A. Asalone
Analysis of Positive Psychology Training at Geelong Grammar School, Kirsten J. Cronlund
Optimistic Managers & Their Influence on Productivity & Employee Engagement in a Technology Organization, Margaret H. Greenberg Mrs. and Dana R. Arakawa Dr.
Exploring the Character Strengths of an Oral Tradition: Vanuatu through analysis of its archived oral legends, Virginia U. Millar
Positive Psychology and Positive Interventions for Nurses, Catharine L. Parsons Ms.
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
Building a Foundation for Positive Psychology in Schools, Sherri W. Fisher and David N. Shearon
Optimistic Managers & Their Influence on Productivity & Employee Engagement in a Technology Organization, Margaret H. Greenberg Mrs. and Dana Arakawa
No Pain More Gain, Emma Judge and Sasha Heinz
Recrafting Work: A Model for Workplace Engagement and Meaning, Gordon H. Parry