Sponsored by the First Scholars Program, Dr. Shane J. Lopez, Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute, will address an audience at the Mary Lynn and Warren Staley School of Leadership Studies, Kansas State University. Dr. Lopez researches the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well-being and collaborates with scholars around the world on these issues.
Join Washington State University for a live stream of his talk on Wednesday, May 20, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM in CUE 202.
Dr. Lopez specializes in hope and strengths enhancement for students from preschool through college graduation, advocating a whole-school strengths model that also builds the strengths expertise of educators, parents, and youth development organizations.
Dr. Lopez is a Gallup Senior Scientist and Research Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute. He is chief architect of the Gallup Student Poll, a measure of hope, engagement, and well-being that taps into the hearts and minds of U.S. public school students to determine what drives achievement. More than 1 million students have participated since its inception. Dr. Lopez is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and on faculty at the University of Kansas.
