Research Projects
Read more about each of our funded research projects.
Are Children Optimists or Realists?
A Developmental Investigation of Optimism

- Psychology
Are Optimistic People Healthier or are Pessimistic People Sicker?
Optimism, Pessimism, and Physical Well-Being

- Psychology
Are There Any Advantages to Racializing Hope?
A Study in African American Religion and Politics

- Anthropology
- Philosophy of Religion
Can Hope be Taught?
Hope and Its Role in Education

- Sociology
- Philosophy
Can Hope Help Us Overcome Obstacles to Doing What We Should?
Hope and the Virtue of Creative Resolve?

- Philosophy
Can Hope Tell Us How to Live?
How Hope is a Guide for Major Life Decisions

- Philosophy