The WKE Research Theme invites you to a seminar by
Prof. Dr. Annekatrin Hoppe & Dr. Alexandra Michel

Titled:
Looking at the bright side of work:
Resource-oriented interventions that promote well-being and job satisfaction

Venue: KB1-12, Kemmy Business School
All are welcome to attend

Prof. Dr. Annekatrin Hoppe

Annekatrin Hoppe is Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at the Humboldt University in Berlin. As a work and organizational psychologist, Dr. Hoppe's research focuses on occupational health and ethnic health disparities among blue collar workers. She also investigates the effects of resource-oriented microinterventions on employee health and well-being.

Dr. Alexandra Michel

Alexandra Michel is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg. She is a work and organizational psychologist specializing in personnel and executive development, coaching, training and change management.

Summary of Seminar

Positive psychology aims to build personal resources and positive qualities in life (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000). Occupational health psychologists have recently followed this approach in taking a more resource-oriented perspective when studying the effect of work experiences on employee well-being. In this seminar, we will present and discuss two intervention studies that aim at building resources among employees., one focusing on savoring and the second focusing on mindfulness. The findings of the studies will stimulate a discussion around the quality and benefit of person level positive interventions along with their limitations.

Are you interested in discussing your research with Dr. Hoppe or Dr. Michel?

We have a limited number of individual appointments available with both Dr. Hoppe and Dr. Michel during their stay. If you would like to schedule a meeting to discuss your research, please e-mail deirdre.oshea@ul.ie