DR. MYRIAM MONGRAIN'S
Positive Psychology Lab
"A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe."
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
About Us
Dr. Myriam Mongrain's Positive Psychology Lab is a group of passionate, motivated, and multi-faceted individuals who conduct research on a variety of topics related to human flourishing and its absence (languish). We are made up of a team of doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students. Our research focuses on the integration of the positive and the existential aspects of human lives.
Positive Psychology Lab News
Dr. Mongrain is a Topic Editor for the journal Frontiers in Psychology. The second series on the Science of Compassion was published in 2023 with cutting-edge research on the subject (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/31597/community-series-expanding-the-science-of-compassion-volume-ii#articles).
Her editorial summarizes the contributions within this series: (https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1341792)
Visit the Global Compassion Coalition for exciting news and advances in the promotion of compassion worldwide:
(https://globalcompassioncoalition.org)
Link to Dr. Mongrain's latest chapter (2023) in the Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research (2nd Edition): (https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3896-2)
Acts of Kindness Can Reduce Depression (Published in August 2022)
Dr. Mongrain is a Topic Editor for the journal Frontiers in Psychology on the topic of compassion. The call to authors is pasted below. See the previous edition published in 2021! (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/10677/expanding-the-science-of-compassion)