Author Julia K. Boehm, LSE Business Review

Julia K. Boehm, LSE Business Review

Julia K. Boehm is assistant professor of psychology at Chapman University. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of California, Riverside, and was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Boehm’s research centres broadly on well-being and investigates how people can thrive both mentally and physically. Her recent work examines whether positive psychological characteristics such as optimism and life satisfaction are associated with improved cardiovascular health and related behavioural and biological processes. Her work has been funded by the National Institute on Aging and the American Heart Association, as well as featured in many news outlets including Reuters, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and BBC News.

Is Happiness a Consequence or Cause of Career Success?

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Author Julia K. Boehm, LSE Business Review

Julia K. Boehm, LSE Business Review

Is Happiness a Consequence or Cause of Career Success?