Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
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- Editor and Contributor at Zone Positive
- Adjunct Faculty at University of Maryland
- Associate Editor and Contributor at Positive Psychology News Daily
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- Past
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- Senior Technical Staff Member (special assignment) at IBM
- Senior Technical Staff Member, Software Engineering at IBM
- Computer Scientist at Naval Research Laboratory
- Education
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- University of Pennsylvania
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Stanford University
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Kathryn Britton’s Summary
After 29 years as a software engineer, my interests shifted from computers to what makes people flourish in life. In 2006, I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Applied Positive Psychology degree. I opened a personal development coaching practice to put to good use the wonderful things I learned in the program. Positive psychology is an empirical discipline based on the concept that the “good” in life is much more than absence of the “bad.”
People hire coaches when they want to accelerate progress toward major goals, make positive changes in their lives, or feel happier with their lives just as they are.
To these ends, I listen intently, ask questions that broaden perspective, suggest actions that can lead to greater flourishing, and help people hold themselves accountable for their feelings and actions. Explaining opportunities and challenges out loud to an unbiased listener helps people think more clearly, and often my clients hear the best solutions coming out of their own mouths
Kathryn Britton’s Specialties:
I have experience in IT that makes it easy for me to understand the challenges and opportunities in that field. I have also personally dealt with a chronic illness for 28 years, which gives me an interest in how to live well with physical limitations.
Kathryn Britton’s Education
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University of Pennsylvania
Masters of Applied Positive Psychology , Applied Positive Psychology , 2005 — 2006
Capstone project with Sulynn Choong: Character strengths and type: An exploration of covariation. Later published in International Coaching Psychology Review, 2 (1), 9-23. See http://www.groups.psychology.org.au/Assets/Files/ICPR_2_1_March07.pdf
Paper accepted by Gallup Leadership Institute 2006 Summit:
Britton, K., Atterstam, T., Judge, E. & Ufberg, M. (in print). A values-based authenticity model: Implications and interventions. Available from http://theano-coaching.com/id4.html
Service learning project on applying positive psychology in a performance-oriented after school program for teenagers. Available from http://repository.upenn.edu/mapp_slp/1/ -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MS , Computer Science , 1975 — 1977
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- Research and Teaching Assistant
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MSLS , Library Science , 1973 — 1975
Thesis: Automated selection of index terms
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- Beta Phi Mu Honorary
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Stanford University
BA , English , 1969 — 1972
- Activities and Societies:
- Phi Beta Kappa
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Kathryn Britton’s Interests:
Positive organizational scholarship (http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/ ) Positive psychology ( http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/ ) Coaching and mentoring
