[Commpsych] FW: Research seminar - International guests Isaac & Ora Prilleltensky back in Melbourne 14 December

[Heather Gridley]

The College of Arts, Victoria University welcomes you to an occasional seminar with two esteemed international guests who are well known to many Australian community psychologists.



Date: Wednesday 14th December

Time: 3.00pm - 4.00pm

Location: City Flinders Campus (room to be advised)


Mattering: The Role of Wellness and Fairness in Feeling Valued and Adding Value.

Professor Isaac Prilleltensky and Dr. Ora Prilleltensky

Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky is Dean of the School of Education and Human Development and Vice Provost for Institutional Culture at the University of Miami. He was born in Argentina and has lived and worked also in Israel, Canada, Australia and the United States. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew, and proficient in Italian. Isaac holds the inaugural Erwin and Barbara Mautner Chair in Community Well-Being. He has published 8 books and over 130 articles and chapters. His interests are in the promotion of well-being in individuals, organizations, and communities; and in the integration of wellness and fairness. He was recipient of the 2010 "Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research Award" of the Community Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the 2014 “Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention” by the division of Counseling Psychology of APA. He leads a research team that developed www.funforwellness.com<http://www.funforwellness.com>, a research-based online platform to promote health and wellness using videos, games and humor. Isaac is a vegan, fitness aficionado, and humor writer. His most recent book is The Laughing Guide to Well-Being: Using Humor and Science to Become Happier and Healthier.

Dr. Ora Prilleltensky obtained her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from the University of Toronto. She is the former director of the major in Human and Social Development at the University of Miami and has taught various graduate and undergraduate courses.  Ora has worked in a variety of clinical settings, including a child guidance clinic, a university counseling center and a rehabilitation hospital. Her research interests include Disability Studies and the promotion of well-being. She is the author of Motherhood and Disability: Children and Choices (Palgrave, 2004) and the co-author of Promoting Well-being: Linking Personal, Organizational and Community change (2006, John Wiley & Sons). She is co-author of the forthcoming book The Laughing Guide to Change with Isaac Prilleltensky. Ora is part of a research team developing online assessments and interventions to promote health and well-being (www.funforwellness.com<http://www.funforwellness.com>). Ora currently serves on Miami-Dade County’s Commission on Disability Issues. She is also on the board of Research and Reform for Children in Court.

Professor Jenny Sharples
Dean
College of Arts,
Victoria University
Footscray Park Campus,
Room E206b
Ph: +61 3 99194448

MAPS:
College of Clinical Psychologists
College of Community psychologists (National Committee chair)



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