Hal Shorey

 

Hal is a 2001-2005 Self Fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He received a B.A. (2001) in psychology from California State University, San Bernardino, where he graduated with highest honors. Hal studies and conducts research on the topic of hope. The goal of his research is to identify those positive developmental processes that lead to a style of hopeful thinking. Through investigating the links between attachment theory and hope, he proposes to clarify those processes as well as the ways in which positive development can sometimes go awry. This research should facilitate the development of interventions to reach at-risk young people before they are called upon to make the educational and career decisions that will set their trajectories well into adulthood. Mentor: Rick Snyder, professor, clinical psychology