| Gillian Sandstrom |
 Gillian did her Undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo and her MA at Ryerson University. She is now working towards her Ph.D. in Social Psychology. She is interested in positive psychology, and is currently doing research focused on social interactions with weak social ties and how they affect one’s well-being. |
| Kostadin Kushlev |
 Kostadin is originally from the small town of Madan in Bulgaria. In the pursuit of happiness, he moved to the US at 19 to attend Reed College – a small liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon with a reputation for being not only particularly academically challenging, but a‘hippie’ haven. After college, Kostadin took a year off to explore his interest in mindfulness with Kirk W. Brown at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2009, Kostadin started working with Dr. Dunn in the Happy Lab. |
| Ashley Whillans |
 Ashley completed her undergraduate degree at UBC. She loved working in the happy lab so much as an undergraduate honours student, she decided to stay. She is now working towards her MA/PhD in Social Psychology. Her research is focused on factors that encourage charitable giving among high income individuals. She is also conducting research that looks at the health benefits of helping others, and how perceptions of others’ social networks affect one’s well-being. |
| Alyssa Croft |
| Alyssa is a currently working towards a Ph.D. in Social/Personality Psychology. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Currently, her research seeks to understand how individuals are affected by being the target of negative stereotypes. More specifically, she hopes to examine how stereotypes impact one’s ability to learn new skills and information, as well as how they influence subsequent performance in certain domains. |
Vlad completed his B.A in Psychology and Economics in November of 2012. He is particularly fond of evolutionary processes such as our ability to transmit and improve upon complex cultural behaviors and the role played by money in affecting well-being.
Gillian did her Undergraduate degree at the University of Waterloo and her MA at Ryerson University. She is now working towards her Ph.D. in Social Psychology. She is interested in positive psychology, and is currently doing research focused on social interactions with weak social ties and how they affect one’s well-being.
Kostadin is originally from the small town of Madan in Bulgaria. In the pursuit of happiness, he moved to the US at 19 to attend Reed College – a small liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon with a reputation for being not only particularly academically challenging, but a‘hippie’ haven. After college, Kostadin took a year off to explore his interest in mindfulness with Kirk W. Brown at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2009, Kostadin started working with Dr. Dunn in the Happy Lab.
Ashley completed her undergraduate degree at UBC. She loved working in the happy lab so much as an undergraduate honours student, she decided to stay. She is now working towards her MA/PhD in Social Psychology. Her research is focused on factors that encourage charitable giving among high income individuals. She is also conducting research that looks at the health benefits of helping others, and how perceptions of others’ social networks affect one’s well-being.