Contact

Email

peggy.kern@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor in Wellbeing Science
Faculty of Education - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
University of California - Riverside
Masters (Coursework & Research)
University of California - Riverside
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Arizona State University
ORCID

0000-0003-4300-598X

Prof Peggy Kern

Professor in Wellbeing Science
Faculty of Education
203 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Finding Hope in Creative Hopelessness: Hope and Flow as Mechanisms Leading to Wellbeing
    DOI: 10.59158/001c.156091
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Powering up Family Systems Using Systems-Informed Positive Psychology
    DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197749760.013.0018
  • 2026

    Journal article

    PsychAdapter: adapting LLMs to reflect traits, personality, and mental health.
    DOI: 10.1038/s44387-026-00071-9
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Can a teacher-led mindfulness intervention for new school entrants improve child outcomes? Protocol for a school cluster randomised controlled trial
    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036523
  • 2019

    Research Grant

    Does a Teacher-Led Mindfulness Intervention Improve Student Outcomes?
  • 2018

    Journal article

    Leader autonomy support in the workplace: A meta-analytic review
    DOI: 10.1007/s11031-018-9698-y
  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Determining Implementation Drivers in Resilience Education
Peggy Kern

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2018
Mid-Career Research Excellence Award Melbourne Graduate School of Education
2017
Early Career Researcher Award International Positive Psychology Association
2016
Advanced Leadership Program National Excellence in Educational Leadership Initiative
2015
Early Career Rising Star Association for Psychological Science

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2016

    Research Grant

    Determining Implementation Drivers in Resilience Education