Positive Psychology, Psychotherapy & Cognitive Behavioral Sciences

Biography

Ann Macaskill is Professor of Health Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom and Head of Research Ethics for the university. She is trained as a health psychologist and a psychotherapist. Ann obtained her PhD from AberdeenUniversity and then worked as a post doc at Edinburgh University. She then moved to the University of Sheffield, and now works at Sheffield Hallam University where she established a psychology degree. She has published over 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals, 3 books and 9 book chapters and serves on the editorial board of several journals.

Research Interest

Forgiveness - interpersonal, self and situational Defining lay and psychological understanding of the forgiveness process Grudge holding and vengeance seeking Conflict resolution and the facilitation of forgiveness Psychological determinants of health and illness Evaluation of therapeutic interventions.