education
- Ph.D., Personality and Social Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2009
- M.A., Personality and Social Psychology, University of California, Riverside, 2006
- B.A., Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, Lewis & Clark College, 2003
fellowships and awards
- Chancellor's Dissertation Fellowship, University of California, Riverside, 2009
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology Student Travel Award, 2009
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of California,
Riverside, 2007-2008
- Dean’s Fellowship Award, University of California, Riverside, 2004-2005
- Phi Beta Kappa, Lewis & Clark College, 2003
- Departmental Honors in Psychology, Lewis & Clark College, 2003
teaching experience
- Statistical Procedures, Summer 2008
- Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance, Winter 2008, with Dr. Robert Rosenthal
- Statistical Inference, Fall 2007, with Dr. Robert Rosenthal
teaching assistant experience
- Social Psychology, Fall 2008, with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky
- Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis, Spring 2008, with Dr. Daniel J. Ozer
- Personality Psychology, Summer 2007, with Dr. Seth Wagerman
- Statistical Procedures, Spring 2007, with Dr. Robert Rosenthal
- Personality Psychology, Summer 2006, with Dr. David Funder
- Research Procedures, Spring 2006, with Dr. Lawrence Wright
- Research Procedures, Winter 2006, with Dr. Curt Burgess
- Research Procedures, Fall 2005, with Dr. Chandra Reynolds
- Personality Psychology, Summer 2005, with Dr. Chris Tkach
publications
- Liberman, V., Boehm, J. K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Ross, L. (in press). Happiness and memory: Affective significance of endowment and contrast. Emotion.
- Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). The promise of sustainable happiness. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Handbook of Positive Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. PDF
- Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2008). Does happiness promote career success? Journal of Career Assessment, 16, 101-116. PDF
- Tucker, K. L., Ozer, D. J., Lyubomirsky, S., & Boehm,
J. K. (2006). Testing for measurement invariance in the Satisfaction
With Life Scale: A comparison of Russians and North Americans. Social
Indicators Research, 78, 341-360. PDF
work under review
- Lyubomirsky, S., Boehm, J. K., Kasri, F., & Zehm, K. (2008). The
cognitive and hedonic costs of dwelling on achievement-related
negative experiences. Manuscript submitted for publication.
- Lyubomirsky, S., Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Sheldon,
K. M. (2008). Becoming happier takes both a will and a proper
way: Two experimental longitudinal interventions to boost
well-being. Manuscript submitted for publication.
work in progress
- Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2009). Getting used to the good things in life: Hedonic adaptation to positive life events. Manuscript in preparation.
- Boehm, J. K., Lyubomirsky, S., & Sheldon, K. M. (2008). Spicing up kindness: The role of variety in the effects of practicing kindness on improvements in mood, happiness, and self-evaluations. Manuscript in preparation.
- Boehm, J. Detweiler-Bedell, J., Detweiler-Bedell, B., & Boehm, J. K. (2003). Mechanisms for enhancing the impact of and likelihood of engaging in emotional disclosure about traumatic life events. Manuscript in preparation.
research presentations
- Boehm, J. K. (2009, February). Cultural differences in the pursuit of happiness: A longitudinal experiment comparing Anglo Americans and Asian Americans. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, Fl.
- Boehm, J. K. (2008, December). Comparing the effectiveness of happiness-enhancing strategies in Anglo Americans and Asian Americans. Paper presented at the area meeting for Social and Personality Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
- Boehm, J. K. (2008, January). Hedonic adaptation to life events. Paper presented at the area meeting for Social and Personality Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
- LaPlante, A., Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2007, January). Endowing vs. contrasting life experiences: The effect of thought perspectives on well-being. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
- Dickerhoof, R., Boehm, J. K., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2007, January). The role of motivation in the pursuit of happiness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis, TN.
- Boehm, J. K. (2006, May). Endowing versus contrasting life events: The relationship between thought perspective and well-being. Paper presented at the area meeting for Social and Personality Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.
- Boehm, J. K., Dickerhoof, R., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2006, January). Endowing and contrasting life events: The relationship between thought processes and well-being. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
- Boehm, J. K., Detweiler-Bedell, J., & Detweiler-Bedell, B. (2005, May). Thinking in circles: Reducing rumination through insightful disclosure. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Portland, OR.
- Detweiler-Bedell, J., Boehm, J. K., Detweiler-Bedell, B., Goforth, A.,
& Ullmann, T. (2003, February). Disclosure of trauma leads to greater
association between the self and the traumatic event. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and
Social Psychology, Los Angeles, CA.
professional service
- Member of the Human Research Review Board, University of California, Riverside, 2006-2008
- Graduate Student Representative, University of California, Riverside, 2006-2007
professional memberships
- Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Student Affiliate, 2003-2009
- Association for Psychological Science, Student Affiliate, 2005-2009
- International Positive Psychology Association, Student Affiliate, 2008-2009
ad hoc reviewing
- Journal of Personality
- Journal of Positive Psychology
- Motivation and Emotion
references
(available upon request)