Tomasulo, Daniel
Director of the Institute for Spirituality, Mind and Body, Columbia University, New York, United States
Experience
Recognized with numerous awards and with an extensive list of publications, Dr. Daniel Tomasulo is one of the most prominent professionals in the field of Psychology. His outreach work has led him to be in the ranking of the top 10 influencers on depression, according to the Sharecare platform. As such, his main focus is on studying this mood disorder with positive psychology and hope. And, in addition to his roles as a scientific author and speaker, he holds the position of Academic Director of the Institute for Spirituality, Mind and Body, at Columbia University's Teachers College.
This professional has a broad background in specific areas such as Spirituality, Psychodrama and Intellectual Disabilities. For his work in these fields, he has been honored with the Gardner Award 2024, given by the START Service Center, which recognized his outstanding contributions to improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition, on two occasions his lectures have received awards from the International Association of Positive Psychology. In this way, in his talks he has always spread the power of optimism and hope, of trusting in the strengths of each individual on the TEDx stage and at the Wholebeing Institute, among others.
Likewise, throughout his career he has published numerous articles in scientific journals, the most outstanding being his research on the effect of positivity. Likewise, Dr. Daniel Tomasulo has defended the idea that, while traditional psychology focuses on weaknesses, positive psychology is based on strengths, which allows people to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives.
Finally, in his field as a writer, Dr. Daniel Tomasulo has published books on psychology, which seek to contribute to the mental health of readers. In fact, his work The Positivity Effect reached number one in sales as a new release on Amazon. On the other hand, "Esperanza Aprendida, el poder del positivismo para superar la depresión" has been selected as best book on positivity for depression by Medical News Today.
- Director of the Institute for Spirituality, Mind and Body, Columbia University, New York, United States
- Director of the New York Open Center's Certification in Positive Psychology
- Clinical Psychologist
- Columnist for Psych Central
- Review Editor of the special section on Positive Psychology in Frontiers in Psychology
- Doctorate in Psychology from Yeshiva University
- Master's Degree in Writing from The New School
- Master's Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania
- Master's Degree in Child Development from Fairleigh Dickinson University