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