Today, dr. Lilian Jans-Beken received an honorable mention for the Best Dissertation Award 2019 from the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS). This society is a global organization with a mission to promote and encourage research in the field of quality-of-life (QOL), happiness, and well-being studies. ISQOLS has become a globally-recognized professional organization, with its own publications, journals, conferences, and identity. ISQOLS focuses on creating a paradigm shift within traditional academic disciplines and to transform “Quality-of-Life” studies into an academic discipline in its own right. Their goal is to help with the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge of the science of well-being across all walks of life.
The dissertation can be downloaded from her website.
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Dr. Lilian Jans-Beken is founder and ceo of the Thriving Human Science Center. She graduated in lifespan psychology, received a PhD in positive psychology, and she became an expert in gratitude and mental health. She is a scientific researcher who writes and talks about human thriving in general and gratitude specifically. In 2019, she wrote a book Een zoektocht naar dankbaarheid which is available through her personal website