socio-ecological well-being
research lab

In the socio-ecological well-being (SEW) research lab, we study the personality, social, and community determinants of health, happiness, and well-being.

Our research examines how people and communities experience, sustain, and promote well-being, spanning individual psychological processes through to population mental health and the places in which people live:

1) Quantitative surveys in positive psychology – examining motivational, personality, and experiential processes that shape well-being

2) Meta-scientific and methodological innovation – mapping how well-being science evolves and strengthening its transparency and measurement

3) Public mental health and data science – using large-scale, longitudinal, administrative, and place-based data to understand population mental health, inequalities, community context, and opportunities for prevention.