SUZANN ("Suzie") PILEGGI PAWELSKI, MAPP,is a freelance writer andwell-being consultantspecializing in the science of happiness and its effects onrelationships and health. She has a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania.Her 2010Scientific American Mindcover story, "The Happy Couple," was the catalyst for this book. Suzie blogs for Psychology Today and writes the "Science of Well-being" column forLive Happy, where she is also a contributing editor. Previously, she directed award-winning media relations campaigns for Fortune 500 clients and workedin publicity at Radio City Music Hall andas an associate producer for HBO Downtown Productions andThe Joan Rivers Show.
JAMES PAWELSKI, Ph.D., is Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where he cofounded the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) program with Martin Seligman. The Founding Executive Director of IPPA, he is currently leading a three-year, multi-million-dollar grant investigating connections between the science of well-being and the arts and humanities. An international keynote speaker, he has presented in more than 20 countries on 6 continents. He is frequently featured in the media, including theNew York Times, U.S. News and World Report, Philadelphia Inquirer,andThe Today Show.
Together, Suzie and James regularlylead Romance and Research (TM) workshops around the world.