This edited volume imparts a valuable message: The pursuit of positive emotion - and its experience in the 'wrong' time, place, or amount - can seriously backfire. Here, the leading stars overturn conventional wisdom on the role of positive emotions in psychopathology and in our daily lives.
June Gruber, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado, and Director of the Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Laboratory. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Gruber has published over 100 articles and chapters, and her work has been recognized by the Association for Psychological Science's (APS) Rising Star Award and Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions, NARSAD Young Investigator Award, and Yale University's Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for Outstanding Junior Faculty, and she was named an APS Fellow. She co-writes a mentoring column "Letters to Young Scientists" for Science Careers, and co-edited the book Positive Emotion: Integrating the Light Sides and Dark Sides. Dr. Gruber is also an Associate Editor and former Interim Editor-in-Chief for Perspectives on Psychological Science.