Dr. Shane Lopez
Shane Lopez, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor for the Department of Psychology and Research in Education at The University of Kansas. Lopez specializes in positive psychology, psychological assessment, and educational leadership. His current work focuses on conducting programmatic research on the roles of hope and courage in our daily lives. He also is a Gallup senior scientist, a role through which he consults primarily with The Gallup Education Division and Gallup University. Lopez is a member of the American Psychological Association and educational advisor for Ready, Set, Learn, The Discovery Channel's pre-school educational television programming. He is the past associate editor of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, editorial board member of the Journal of Positive Psychology, and an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous psychological journals.

With dozens of published works, Lopez' current co-edited and coauthored book titles include Positive Psychology; Positive Psychological Assessment: A Handbook of Models and Measures; and The Handbook of Positive Psychology. He has contributed articles to several psychological journals, including The Counseling Psychologist, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Applied Neuropsychology, and Prevention and Treatment.

A licensed psychologist, Lopez received his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, and master's and doctorate degrees in counseling psychology from the University of Kansas. Recent honors and awards from the University of Kansas include the Kemper Teaching Fellowship, the Chancellor's Teaching Award, School of Education Faculty Research Award, and Graduate and Professional Association Outstanding Mentor Award. He was the 2003 recipient of the Kansas Psychological Association Outstanding Teaching Award.

Lopez is also a very devoted and involved father. He and his wife have a happy, energetic little boy.

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