I am available to give stimulating presentations based on a range of topics related to flourishing and optimizing development. My easy to understand presentations are backed by science and customized so the information is relevant to the audience.
Topics include enhancing happiness, enhancing meaning or purpose in life, workplace well-being, finding flow in your life, strengthening relationships, motivating children in healthy ways, raising happy children, and maximizing your vacation experience.
Contact me if you have questions about a topic or my availability for presenting.
Select Invited presentations:
Coffey, J.K. (2021). Using a dual process approach to examine lifespan development. Paper presented as part of the Positive PsyDays Series at Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, CA.
Coffey, J.K., Xia, M., & Fosco, G. (2020). Am I feeling loved today? Parent reported warmth and conflict predict adolescents’ daily fluctuations in feeling loved. Paper presented in feature symposium, What is Love, at The Love Consortium Digital Event, Chapel Hill, NC.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Examining the power of positive emotions, relationships, and what is going well – even when things are not going well. Paper presented to the Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Examining positive and negative emotional experiences during childhood as a way of promoting emotional intelligence and well-being with parents and schools. Paper presented to the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Promoting Children’s and Parents’ Well-Being. Virtual presentation presented as part of the Humanity for Hope Global Health Movement Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Secondary Data: Hidden Possibilities. Workshop presented to postdocs at the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). The importance of youth emotions and relationships for adult thriving. Paper presented as part of the Sewanee Research Luncheons. Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). Growing happiness: What science tells us about happy people. Sewanee Civic Association, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). A happy and fulfilling life starts in infancy: exploring how early life emotions and relationships start upward spirals. Presented in the Early Career Researchers in Positive Psychology Symposium at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). Using the science of happiness to get through winter. Sewanee Civic Association, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2016). What stress does to your body? Presentation given as part of the Hesitate to Meditate Session at Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2015). Finding optimal experience in daily life. Paper presented as part of the 2015-2016 Wellness Colloquium, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2015). Using science to promote optimal development. Paper presented at The Virtues, Narrative & Resilience Conference, Sewanee, TN.
What others have said about my presentations:
"John did a great job structuring the presentation to respond to what we asked him to do."
"The information is grounded in science, yet the presentations were understandable to a lay audience."
"It (this presentation) impacted my awareness of flow and what I can do to improve my experiences with flow. Good practical applications."
"Very engaging" and "Nice job"
"Everything was excellent"
Select Talks/Presentations
Examining the power of positive emotions, relationships, and what is going well – even when things are not going well. Paper presented to the Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
Examining positive and negative emotional experiences during childhood as a way of promoting emotional intelligence and well-being with parents and schools. Paper to be presented to the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
The importance of youth emotions and relationships for adult thriving. Paper presented as part of the Sewanee Research Luncheons. Sewanee, TN.
Growing happiness: What Science Tells Us About Happy People. Sewanee Civic Association (2019), Sewanee, TN.
A happy and fulfilling life starts in infancy: exploring how early life emotions and relationships start upward spirals. Presented in the Early Career Researchers in Positive Psychology Symposium at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology (2019), Melbourne, Australia.
Feeling loved: How adolescents’ daily fluctuations in feeling loved are predicted by parent-reported warmth and conflict. Paper presented at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
Using the science of happiness to get through winter. Sewanee Civic Association (2019), Sewanee, TN.
Does childhood happiness matter? How and why it promotes resiliency. Paper presented in a symposium (2017), Children’s Protective Factors and Strengths, at ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.
What stress does to your body? Presentation given as part of the Hesitate to Meditate Session at Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Finding optimal experience in daily life. Paper to be presented as part of the 2015-2016 Wellness Colloquium, Sewanee: The University of the South. Sewanee, TN.
Using science to promote optimal development. Paper presented at The Virtues, Narrative & Resilience Conference. Sewanee, TN.
Flow: Increasing the Amount of Optimal Experience in Your Life. Presented as part of the Health and Happiness Evening Series at The Howell Foundation, San Diego, CA.
Deconstructing subjective emotion in childhood: Understanding differences in intensity and frequency of positive and negative emotions. Paper presented at the Fourth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Orlando, FL
Parental conditional regard predicts excessive reassurance seeking in preadolescents. Paper presented in symposium, Young Researchers in Developmental Psychology Symposium, American Psychological Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Adolescent happiness versus self-esteem: Which matters most for adult positive well-being. Paper presented in symposium (Co-Chair), Understanding Optimal Youth Development: Complex Views in a Complex World, Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
The mixing of social work and psychology for better mental health. Presented as part of Mental Health Panel at Pomona College (2010), Claremont, CA.
Topics include enhancing happiness, enhancing meaning or purpose in life, workplace well-being, finding flow in your life, strengthening relationships, motivating children in healthy ways, raising happy children, and maximizing your vacation experience.
Contact me if you have questions about a topic or my availability for presenting.
Select Invited presentations:
Coffey, J.K. (2021). Using a dual process approach to examine lifespan development. Paper presented as part of the Positive PsyDays Series at Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, CA.
Coffey, J.K., Xia, M., & Fosco, G. (2020). Am I feeling loved today? Parent reported warmth and conflict predict adolescents’ daily fluctuations in feeling loved. Paper presented in feature symposium, What is Love, at The Love Consortium Digital Event, Chapel Hill, NC.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Examining the power of positive emotions, relationships, and what is going well – even when things are not going well. Paper presented to the Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Examining positive and negative emotional experiences during childhood as a way of promoting emotional intelligence and well-being with parents and schools. Paper presented to the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Promoting Children’s and Parents’ Well-Being. Virtual presentation presented as part of the Humanity for Hope Global Health Movement Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Coffey, J. K. (2020). Secondary Data: Hidden Possibilities. Workshop presented to postdocs at the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). The importance of youth emotions and relationships for adult thriving. Paper presented as part of the Sewanee Research Luncheons. Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). Growing happiness: What science tells us about happy people. Sewanee Civic Association, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). A happy and fulfilling life starts in infancy: exploring how early life emotions and relationships start upward spirals. Presented in the Early Career Researchers in Positive Psychology Symposium at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
Coffey, J. K. (2019). Using the science of happiness to get through winter. Sewanee Civic Association, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2016). What stress does to your body? Presentation given as part of the Hesitate to Meditate Session at Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2015). Finding optimal experience in daily life. Paper presented as part of the 2015-2016 Wellness Colloquium, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Coffey, J. K. (2015). Using science to promote optimal development. Paper presented at The Virtues, Narrative & Resilience Conference, Sewanee, TN.
What others have said about my presentations:
"John did a great job structuring the presentation to respond to what we asked him to do."
"The information is grounded in science, yet the presentations were understandable to a lay audience."
"It (this presentation) impacted my awareness of flow and what I can do to improve my experiences with flow. Good practical applications."
"Very engaging" and "Nice job"
"Everything was excellent"
Select Talks/Presentations
Examining the power of positive emotions, relationships, and what is going well – even when things are not going well. Paper presented to the Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven, CT.
Examining positive and negative emotional experiences during childhood as a way of promoting emotional intelligence and well-being with parents and schools. Paper to be presented to the Yale University Center for Emotion Intelligence, New Haven, CT.
The importance of youth emotions and relationships for adult thriving. Paper presented as part of the Sewanee Research Luncheons. Sewanee, TN.
Growing happiness: What Science Tells Us About Happy People. Sewanee Civic Association (2019), Sewanee, TN.
A happy and fulfilling life starts in infancy: exploring how early life emotions and relationships start upward spirals. Presented in the Early Career Researchers in Positive Psychology Symposium at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology (2019), Melbourne, Australia.
Feeling loved: How adolescents’ daily fluctuations in feeling loved are predicted by parent-reported warmth and conflict. Paper presented at the sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Melbourne, Australia.
Using the science of happiness to get through winter. Sewanee Civic Association (2019), Sewanee, TN.
Does childhood happiness matter? How and why it promotes resiliency. Paper presented in a symposium (2017), Children’s Protective Factors and Strengths, at ResilienceCon, Nashville, TN.
What stress does to your body? Presentation given as part of the Hesitate to Meditate Session at Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN.
Finding optimal experience in daily life. Paper to be presented as part of the 2015-2016 Wellness Colloquium, Sewanee: The University of the South. Sewanee, TN.
Using science to promote optimal development. Paper presented at The Virtues, Narrative & Resilience Conference. Sewanee, TN.
Flow: Increasing the Amount of Optimal Experience in Your Life. Presented as part of the Health and Happiness Evening Series at The Howell Foundation, San Diego, CA.
Deconstructing subjective emotion in childhood: Understanding differences in intensity and frequency of positive and negative emotions. Paper presented at the Fourth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Orlando, FL
Parental conditional regard predicts excessive reassurance seeking in preadolescents. Paper presented in symposium, Young Researchers in Developmental Psychology Symposium, American Psychological Association Convention, Orlando, FL.
Adolescent happiness versus self-esteem: Which matters most for adult positive well-being. Paper presented in symposium (Co-Chair), Understanding Optimal Youth Development: Complex Views in a Complex World, Third World Congress on Positive Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
The mixing of social work and psychology for better mental health. Presented as part of Mental Health Panel at Pomona College (2010), Claremont, CA.
