The Psychology of Happiness

Matthew Kimble is a Professor of Psychology at Middlebury College where he teaches courses in introductory psychology, psychological disorders, psychological trauma, resilience, and happiness. He received his undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in 1991 and his doctorate in clinical psychology from Boston University in 1996. He completed his postdoctoral training in psychological trauma at the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the Boston Veteran's Affairs (VA) Healthcare Network. His primary research interests focus on how trauma and PTSD effects attentional processes and expectancies in trauma survivors. Kimble is a licensed clinical psychologist, an author or coauthor on over 30 peer reviewed articles, and has received grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Veterans Administration, and the Vermont Genetics Network to support his work.