Research Projects
Read more about each of our funded research projects.
How Do We Cope?
Coping: A Philosophical Guide
- Philosophy
How Does Optimism Help the Incarcerated Reintegrate into Society?
Exploring the Role of Optimism among Offenders in Jail and Reintegrating into the Community
- Sociology
- Psychology
How Does the Environment Get Under Your Skin?
Early Life Experiences, Epigenome, and Genome in Dispositional Optimism
- Sociology
- Psychology
Is Optimism Good for Us?
The Costs and Benefits of Optimism
- Philosophy
What are the Benefits of Looking on the Bright Side?
The Life and Times of Optimism in America
- Sociology
What Can a Pessimist Hope For?
Hopeful Pessimism
- Theology
- Philosophy of Religion