I conduct research on positive, community, and personality psychology, to better understand well-being. I’m dedicated to exploring how this knowledge can be used to promote mental health at the community and population level. With my doctoral work, I am developing a translational research program on positive mental health to understand psychosocial (e.g., personality strengths, aspirations, psychological needs), and community resources (e.g., social capital) that contribute to well-being which can be shaped by policy and programming. Overall, I want to know who is happy, what their lives look like, and how we can help people become happier.