Martin Seligman

Martin E.P. Seligman is the Zellerbach Family Professor of Psychology and Director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he focuses on positive psychology, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and prospection. He is a best-selling author of more than 30 books, including Flourish and Learned Optimism – translated into 50 languages. His most recent books are The Hope Circuit and Positive Psychotherapy. He received the American Psychological Society’s William James Fellow Award for Basic Science and a Cattell Award for the Application of Science and 3 Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards from the American Psychological Association. In 1996, Seligman was elected President of the American Psychological Association by the largest vote in modern history. His current mission is the attempt to transform social science to work on the best things in life – strengths, positive emotion, good relationships, meaning, and flourishing.