Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Service Learning Projects
Each spring, MAPP students "give positive psychology away" by undertaking various service learning projects as a part of their coursework. Working in small groups, students study particular non-profit organizations, conduct literature reviews, then create Application Plans for how the organizations can apply positive psychology. This allows worthy non-profit organizations who might not have the funds to hire positive psychology consultants to benefit from the application of positive psychology.
If you are a MAPP student or graduate and would like to have your MAPP 702 Service Learning Project uploaded onto this site, please submit your project and make sure that each of the authors submits an Author Agreement form.
Projects from 2019
Positive Psychology Interventions in the Classroom for Students with Special Needs: First Book, Jill G. Bell, Kellie Cummings, Mina Simhai, and Arlen Solodkin
Character Strengths are Superpowers: Using Positive Psychology to Help Children Realize Their Potential, Courtney Bigony, Alaina Cowley, Amanda Carreiro, and Stephanie Florez
Tapping Into Your Inner Superhero: Positive Interventions for At-Risk Youth Organizations, Chung H. Cheuk, Alexandra Bono, Henry Ritchie, and Devon O'Malley
Using Positive Psychology to Grow Through Grief, Courtney Daly, Elizabeth Blaum, Laryssa Kundanmal, and Jessica Massa
A Culture of Mattering: Building Staff Belonging, Purpose and Meaning at an Indigenous Recovery Centre, Mark J. Downton, Carolyn Biondi, Dana Fulwiler, Christy Curtis, and Evelina Frederiksson
Enhancing the Good in “Doing Good”: Research and Interventions to Support a Leadership Development After-School Program, Rephael Houston, Jennifer Overall, Katy Sine, Liz Sutton, and Sari Wilson
The Bridge to Inclusion: An Appreciative Strategic Planning Process for the Cultural Awareness Coalition of Midland, Michigan, Joel Treisman, Anna Lucas, Owen Harrison, and Sydney Kastner
Projects from 2018
Positive Education at The Shipley School, Noof Aljneibi, Carl Chung, Alex Glass, Kate Li, and Ashley Wolf
Cultivating Resilience: A Plan to Build Resilience in a Low-Income, American Public School, Yvonne Biggins, Tracey Bachrach, Anna Irani, and Lorena Valera
Midland: A Positive Community by Design, Miles Bukiet, Christine L. Moriarty, Elizabeth Weight, Kathryn Wessling, and Katie Wittekind
From Eminence to Preeminence: Developing Resilience and Well-being for Penn Law Students, Sharon F. Danzger, Joseph Glaser-Reich, Rebecca Lamperski, and Mary Beth Rettger
Using Positive Psychology to Bolster Student Success at GateWay Community College, Erik Otto Driessen, Adam Burgoon, Devon Tomasulo, and Esther Chewning
Dovetailing the 1214 Foundation’s ARC Program with Positive Psychology, Michelle Garcia, Marianna Graziosi, Kristin Keffeler, Erica Mohr, and Ilaina Rabbat
The Institution of Well-Being: Embodying a Culture of Flourishing at the Shawnee Institute, John Hollway, Lara Kallander, Christine R. Robinson, and Benjamin Rapaport
Projects from 2017
Toward Citizen Centricity: Leveraging the Citizens Academy to Foster Inclusive, Sustainable, and Generative Civic Engagement in Midland, MI, Chira E. Cassel, Jaclyn M. Gaffaney, Luke A. Obermann, Patricia Joo Segall, and Ryan L. Wynia
Living and Teaching Well-being: An Application Plan for a Professional Certificate in Applied Positive Education at The Shawnee Institute, Carolyn Gray, Henry Narwhal, Rosie Jaye, and Supakorn Laohasongkram
SPAR - Positive Intervention Application Plan for Ashoka University, Erin Griffin, Dwight Jaggard, Glory Singh, and Jessica Turak
Designing a Roadmap for Building Effective Positive Interventions, Elizabeth Jennings, Benjamin Jones, Faisal Khan, and Shivanee Sen
Creating MAGIC for Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abusers (TROSA), Yumi Kendall, Linda Schiavone, and Yi Hui Tan
Teacher well-being and resilience: Podcasts as a tool for global reach, Sophia Kokores, Anne Johnstone, Julia King, and Amanda Jones
Resilience Training for the Bethesda Project: The ABC's of flexible, accurate thinking, Tajender Luthra, Kathi Norman, and Scott Riddel
Service Learning Project for Sister Cities Girlchoir, Frawn Morgan, Adriana Mora, Rolanda Manitowabi, and Sofya Glazycheva
Leveraging Positive Psychology to Support First Year College Students: The ROCK Goes to College, Kerry Sanderson, Jill Greenberg, and Lauren Ogle
Projects from 2016
IiCA and MAPP - Positive Anger Expression in Middle Eastern Refugee Children, Carlton Galbreath and Alana Rachel Pudalov
Projects from 2009
Reaching for Cultural Change, Shannon Polly, Michelle McQuaid, Louisa Jewell, and Bobby Dauman
Projects from 2006
Bringing Positive Psychology to the Footlights After-School Center, Thomas Atterstam, Kathryn H. Britton, Emma Judge, and Miriam Ufberg