Assistant Professor Adjunct in the Child Study Center
John K. Coffey, PhD, MSW, is the Arnold Gesell Visiting Assistant Professor at the Yale Child Study Center. He is the second person to earn a PhD in Positive Developmental Psychology. Prior to that Dr. Coffey earned a Masters in Social Work degree at the University of Michigan and worked as a child and family therapist in Detroit, Michigan. Dr. Coffey’s research focuses on understanding and promoting well-being from infancy into adulthood. To do so, he merges theories from positive, developmental, and social psychology with a focus on emotions and relationships across the lifespan. His research often spans 3 or more decades. He has partnered with organizations to build online and in-person interventions to promote well-being for adults and children.