Filmed Presentations

Kern, P. (2018, November). The secret to satisfaction. Invited panelist at the Melbourne School of Psychological Science’s Psychtalks, Melbourne, Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP18C8CpJSM

Kern, M. L. (2014, February). Tools for tracking and building individual and organization flourishing: The PERMA-Profiler. Invited master class talk presented at Measuring Wellbeing: A Symposium, SAHMRI, Adelaide, Australia

Kern, M. L. (2015, October). Why Perseverance Matters. Talk presented at the Inaugeral Positive Education Conference in Perth, Western Australia. As part of the Inaugeral Positive Education Conference in Perth, the group interviewed me regarding my talk on perseverance. Here's the result of the interview. 

Invited Talks and Workshop

  1. Kern, P. L. (2019, November). Long and big approaches to studying the impact of personality upon one’s journey through life. Invited keynote presented at the Australia Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, Brisbane, Australia.
  2. Kern, P. L. (2019, November). Fostering a sense of belonging at school. Invited talk presented for the Positive Education Schools Association, Queensland chapter, Brisbane, Australia.
  3. Kern, P. L. (2019, October). The 21st century researcher: Possibilities and pitfalls of incorporating social media. Invited talk presented at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education’s Creating Connections conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  4. Kern, P. L. (2019, August). Possibilities and pitfalls of using social media in social science research. Invited keynote presented for the Victorian Ethics Network, Melbourne, Australia.
  5. Kern, P. L. (2019, June). Positive education: What is it and why should we care? Invited talk presented at Huashang College, Guangzhou, China.
  6. Kern, P. L. (2019, June). Happy learners: The value of positive education for children. Invited talk presented at Tian Yue Top Talent International Kindergarten, Guangzhou, China.
  7. Kern, P. L. (2019, May). Intersections of positive psychology and Christianity. Invited talk presented at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
  8. Kern, P. L. (2019, April). Building mental fitness: PERMAH-based wellbeing workouts. Invited talk presented at JTekt, Nagoya, Japan.
  9. Kern, P. L. (2019, April). Effectively using wellbeing measurement in organizational wellbeing initiatives. Invited talk presented at Tokyo Tech University, Tokyo, Japan.
  10. Kern, M. L. (2019, March). Understanding and utilizing personality cues from big data resources. Invited talk presented at the Measuring and Modeling Persons and Situations Meeting, Alexandria, VA, USA.
  11. Kern, P. L. (2019, January). Fostering a sense of belonging at school. Invited talk presented at St Michaels Grammar School, St Kilda, Australia.
  12. Kern, P. (2018, December). Thriving individually and collectively. Invited keynote presented the Collective Potential People on Purpose Gathering, Lorne, Australia.
  13. Kern, P. L. (2018, December). Local, national, and global perspectives of teachers’ wellbeing. Invited symposium discussant at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, Sydney, Australia.
  14. Kern, M. L. (2018, November). Strategic approaches to positive education: The value of measurement. Invited keynote presented at the Hong Kong Positive Education Conference 2018, Hong Kong, China.
  15. Kern, M. L. (2018, November). Wellbeing measurement in schools: Using data to inform practice. Invited workshop presented at the Hong Kong Positive Education Conference 2018, Hong Kong, China.
  16. Kern, P. (2018, November). The secret to satisfaction. Invited panelist at the Melbourne School of Psychological Science’s Psychtalks, Melbourne, Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP18C8CpJSM
  17. Kern, P. (2018, November. Thriving at work: Strategies for supporting wellbeing in school staff. Keynote talk presented at the Staff and Student Wellness and Wellbeing conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  18. Kern, P. (2018, November). Insights from positive psychology: Strength-based approaches for supporting student and staff wellbeing. Invited workshop presented for the Melbourne Graduate School of Education alumni, Melbourne, Australia.
  19. Kern, P., & McQuaid, M. (2018, October). The state of workplace wellbeing in Australia. Invited talk co-presented at the Collective Insights Series, Melbourne, Australia.
  20. Allen, A., A., & Kern, P. L. (2018, September). Belonging unpacked: Barriers, boosters, and practical strategies to help young people feel like they belong. Invited keynote co-presented at the PESA Victoria Chapter Conference 2018, Burwood East, VIC, Australia.
  21. Kern, P. (2018, August). Systems informed positive psychology. Invited webinar presented to the UPenn MAPP alumni network.
  22. Kern, M. L. (2018, July). Wellbeing measurement in schools: Practical approaches and problematic aspects. Invited keynote presented at the International Education Conference, Singapore.
  23. Kern, P. (2018, June). Positive education: Looking back and moving forward. Invited plenary talk presented at the Positive Education preconference for the 9th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.
  24. Kern, P. (2018, June). Proactively helping young people flourish. Invited community talk presented at the Maroondah Voice Helping Young People to Flourish in Life Forum, Heathmont, VIC, Australia.
  25. Kern, P. (2018, June). Show me the evidence: The “science” of positive psychology within the complexities of the real world. Invited keynote presented at the Positive Education Schools Association Western Australian Chapter 2018 Conference, Perth, WA, Australia.
  26. Kern, P. (2018, May). Thriving at work: Supporting the wellbeing of school staff. Invited keynote presented at the 18th Bienniel Ascent Conference, Noosa, QLD, Australia. 
  27. Kern, P. (2018, March). Wellbeing education: Why should we care? Invited talk presented at the Lighthouse Leaders Series 2018, Perth, Australia.
  28. Kern, M. L. (2018, March). Factores de personalidad ligados a la longevidad. Invited keynote presented at the Academia de Psicología de España international symposium on longevity and behavior, Madrid, Spain.  
  29. Kern, P. (2018, February). Perseverance, wellbeing, and the journey of life. Invited talk presented at the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Dubai, UAE.
  30. Kern, M. L. (2017, November). Creating a positive approach to social media. Invited talk presented at the Spiritgrow Josef Kryss Center, Melbourne, Australia.
  31. Kern, M. L. (2017, October). A positive approach to behavior management. Invited professional development workshop presented to the Lockhart State School staff, Cairns, Australia.
  32. Kern, M. L. (2017, October). Positive change across educational communities: A systems approach. Invited workshop presented at Tecmilenio University, Monterrey, Mexico.
  33. Kern, P. (2017, September). Resonances and reservations between Christianity and positive psychology. Invited talk presented to Christians in Academia, University of Melbourne, Australia.
  34. Kern, M. L. (2017, September). Social & emotional wellbeing: A community-wide approach for supporting our young people. Invited community workshop presented in Warrumbool, Victoria, Australia.
  35. Kern, M. L. (2017, August). Beyond the individual: Addressing challenges of creating positive educational communities. Invited keynote presented at the 4th China International Conference on Positive Psychology, Shenzhen, China.
  36. Kern, M. L. (2017, August). Positive education: Building wellbeing in young children, families, and you. Invited workshop presented at Top Talent Kindergartens, Guangzhou, China.
  37. Kern, M. L. (2017, August). Evidence for wellbeing: Practical approaches to measurement. Invited workshop presented at the Professional Development Network School Leaders’ Conference 2017, Gold Coast, NSW, Australia.
  38. Kern, P. (2017, August). Thriving at school: Evidenced informed approaches for supporting whole school wellbeing. Invited keynote presented at the Professional Development Network School Leaders’ Conference 2017, Gold Coast, NSW, Australia.
  39. Kern, M. L. (2017, May). Well-being measurement: New horizons, speed bumps, pitfalls. Invited keynote presented at the Association for Psychological Science’s “Models and methods to study psychological wellbeing” preconference, Boston, MA, USA.
  40. Kern, M. L. (2017, March). PERMAH perspectives. Invited talk presented in the Collective Insights Series, Melbourne, Australia.
  41. Kern, M. L. (2017, March). PERMA Perspectives. Invited symposium talk presented at Tokyo Technology University, Tokyo, Japan.
  42. Kern, M. L. (2016, October). The value of including positive psychology in education. Invited talk presented at the informa Evidence Based Teaching Summit 2016, Melbourne, Australia.
  43. Kern, M. L. (2016, September). Having meaningful RU OK? Conversations. Invited talk presented at Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
  44. Kern, M. L. (2016, May). Incorporating computational science methods into psychology research. Invited public lecture presented at the School of Psychological Science, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
  45. Kern, M. L. (2016, March). The language of positive education: Influencing and tracking positive shifts through words. Invited workshop presented at the PESA 2016 National Conference, Mornington, Australia.
  46. Kern, M. L. (2016, January). Luchar, sobrevivir, o prosperar en la vida [Fighting, surivivng, or flourishing in life]? Invited public address, Bogota, Colombia.
  47. Kern, M. L. (2015, December). Flourishing schools: Strategies for building well-being & resilience in students & staff. Invited keynote address presented at the 1st Annual Congress on Talent Identification and Management, Tehran, Iran.
  48. Kern, M. L. (2015, December). A positive psychology perspective on talent identification & development. Invited keynote address presented at the 1st Annual Congress on Talent Identification and Management, Tehran, Iran.
  49. Kern, M. L. (2015, October). Struggling, surviving, or thriving? Positive psychology possibilities & pitfalls. Invited workshop presented at Reconnexion’s 8th National Anxiety and Depression Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  50. Kern, M. L. (2015, July). Flourishing in life: What, who, and how? Invited talk presented at the King David School 2015 Student Wellbeing Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  51. Kern, M. L. (2015, July). Perseverance and the well-being journey. Invited talk presented at the King David School 2015 Student Wellbeing Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
  52. Kern, M. L. (2015, January). Conscientiousness and the flourishing life. Invited keynote lecture presented at St. Catherine’s College, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
  53. 20.Kern, M. L. (2015, January). Perseverance and the Wellbeing Journey. Invited talk presented at St. Michael’s Grammar School, St. Kilda, Australia.
  54. Kern, M. L. (2014, December). Positive psychology: Promoting individual and community flourishing. Invited talk presented at Kanazawa Institute of Technology University, Kanazawa, Japan.
  55. Kern, M. L. (2014, December). The PERMA-Profiler. Invited talk presented to the clinical psychology department at Kanazawa Institute of Technology University, Kanazawa, Japan.
  56. Kern, M. L. (2014, December). Positive psychology: Recipes for the good life. Invited talk presented at Kanazawa Institute of Technology University, Tokyo, Japan.
  57. Kern, M. L. (2014, November). Positive psychology: What’s all the fuss about? Invited talk presented at the Australian Psychology Society National Science Week Public Forum, Melbourne, Australia.
  58. Kern, M. L., Sap, M., Maddela, M., Ferber, P. M., Schwartz, H. A., Park, G., …, & Ungar, L. (2014, July). Happiness through the eyes of the beholder: A big data approach to culture studies. Invited symposium talk presented at the 22nd International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Reims, France.
  59. Kern, M. L. (2014, June). Live long and prosper: Understanding and cultivating healthy lives. Invited talk presented at the University of Virginia Center for Appreciate Practice, Wisdom & Well Being Speaker Series, Charlottesville, VA.
  60. Kern, M. L. (2014, June). Live long and prosper: Understanding and cultivating healthy lives. Invited symposium talk presented at the 73rd Annual Conference of the American Humanist Association, Philadelphia, PA.
  61. Kern, M. L. (2014, February). Whole school well-being: The role of measurement. Invited talk presented at Seymour College, Adelaide, Australia.
  62. Kern, M. L. (2014, February). Tools for tracking and building PERMA: The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being. Invited master class talk presented at the Measuring Wellbeing in Schools: A Masterclass, Seymour College, Adelaide, Australia.
  63. Kern, M. L. (2014, February). Tools for tracking and building individual and organization flourishing: The PERMA-Profiler. Invited master class talk presented at Measuring Wellbeing: A Symposium, SAHMRI, Adelaide, Australia.
  64. Kern, M. L. (2013, June). The impact of journalism on positive and negative emotion: An empirical investigation. Invited symposium talk presented at the International Positive Psychology Association Third World Congress, Los Angeles, CA.
  65. Kern, M. L. (2012, December). PERMA and flourishing in the workplace. Invited talk presented to Etsy Headquarters, New York, NY.
  66. Kern, M. L. (2012, September). Cultivating optimal health outcomes: Lifespan perspectives for healthy aging. Invited talk presented to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, Aston, PA.
  67. Kern, M. L. (2012, July). Well-being: The rutted road to optimal life outcomes. Invited talk presented at the University of Melbourne, Australia.
  68. Kern, M. L. (2012, July). Well-being: The rutted road to optimal life outcomes. Invited talk presented at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
  69. Kern, M. L. (2012, July). Metrics of success: Well-being in public policy. Invited talk presented to the Department of Education and Child Development, Adelaide, Australia.
  70. Kern, M. L. (2012, July). Metrics of success: Well-being in public policy. Invited talk presented at SA Health, Adelaide, Australia.
  71. Kern, M. L. (2012, July). EPOCH: A self-report measure of adolescent well-being. Invited talk presented at the Adelaide Thinkers in Residence partner meeting, Adelaide, Australia.
  72. Kern, M. L. (2012, February). The healthy life puzzle: Integrative analysis across studies and time. Invited talk presented at the University of Colorado, Denver, CO.
  73. Kern, M. L. (2012, February). The healthy life puzzle: Integrative analysis across studies and time. Invited talk presented at the University of Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
  74. Kern, M. L. (2011, October). Cultivating optimal health outcomes: The potential role of positive psychology. Invited talk presented at the Temple Health Science Center, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. 
  75. Kern, M. L. (2011, October). Physical activity over time: Does it depend on the person? Invited talk presented at Rutgers University, Camden, NJ.
  76. Kern, M. L. (2011, January). Integrative data analysis: Potential for integration. Invited talk presented at the NIA Conscientiousness and Healthy Aging Workshop, Bethesda, MD.
  77. Kern, M. L. (2010, March). Personality and healthy aging: A consideration of lifespan trajectories. Invited colloquial talk presented at the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania.
  78. Kern, M. L., & Friedman, H. S. (2009, November). Personality: Direct and indirect influences on healthy aging and longevity. Invited symposium talk presented at the 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA.

Conference Presentations

  1. Kern, M. L., Goodman, A., H. Andrew Schwartz, Narayanan, M., Wielgoszewska, B., Pongiglione, JD. (2018, July). Big data meets long data: Language used in childhood essays and its predictive power for the future. Symposium presented at the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies International Conference, Milan, Italy. Symposium chair.
  2. Kern, M. L., Williams, P., Oades, L. G., Colla, R., & Downie, A. (2018, June). Systems informed positive psychology (SIPP). Symposium presented at the 9th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary. Symposium chair.
  3. Kern, M. L., & Allen, K. (2018, June). Boosting a sense of belonging within school organisations. Symposium talk presented at the 9th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary.
  4. Buksbaum, L., Nunez Del Prado, P., & Kern, M. L. (2018, June). SOARING into strength: helping youth thrive in healthcare settings. Symposium talk presented at the 9th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Budapest, Hungary. 
  5. Kern, M. L. (2018, March). Using childhood essays to predict physical and mental health across the lifespan. Symposium talk presented at the 60 years of our lives conference, London, UK. 
  6. Kern, M. L.  (2017, July). Measuring wellbeing literacy: Top-down and bottom-up approaches. Symposium talk presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Canada. 
  7. Kern, M. L., Schwartz, H. A., & Sun, J.  (2017, July). A window into the soul: Language and mortality risk. Symposium talk presented at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Canada. 
  8. Kern, M. L., Spong, C., Williams, P. A., & Oades, L. C.  (2017, July). Reaching a wide audience: Using positive psychology to bring systems science to life. Roundtable presentation at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Canada.  
  9. Kern, M. L. (2017, July). From positive psychology to systemic solutions for education: Using language to impact mindsets. Symposium talk presented at the 61st International Society for Systems Science (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria. Symposium chair.
  10. Kern, M. L. (2017, July). Systems science goes to the movies: Using positive psychology to bring systems science to life. Symposium talk presented at the 61st International Society for Systems Science (ISSS) conference, Vienna, Austria. Symposium chair.
  11. Kern, M. L. (2017, May). Positive systems science. Talk presented at the University of Pennsylvania’s Positive Psychology Center, Philadlphia, PA, USA
  12. Kern, M. L., & Siokou, C. (2017, March). Positive systems science: A strategic, systemic approach to education. Positive Education Schools Association 2017 Conference, Ravenswood, NSW, Australia.
  13. Kern, M. L. (2017, January). Reunion reflections and mortality risk: A linguistic analysis. Symposium talk presented at the 2017 Society of Personality and Social Psychology conference, San Antonio, TX.
  14. Kern, M. L. (2016, November). Industriousness and wellbeing: A balanced perspective. Symposium talk presented at the Australian Conference on Personality and Individual Differences, St Kilda, Australia.
  15. Kern, M. L. (2016, September). Big data and small: The challenge of ethics. Panel co-presented at the 5th Australian Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
  16. Kern, M. L., Siokou, C., Oades, L., & Spong, C. (2016, September). Positive systems science: A strategic approach to public policy. Symposium co-presented at the 5th Australian Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Conference, Adelaide, Australia. Symposium chair
  17. Kern, M. L., & White, M. (2016, September). Academic growth and wellbeing: Evidence within a whole-school positive education strategy. Talk co-presented at the 5th Australian Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
  18. Slemp, G. R., Kern, M. L., Joch, H. K., & Waters, L. (2016, September). Contemplative interventions in workplaces: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Talk co-presented at the 5th Australian Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Conference, Adelaide, Australia.
  19. Kern, M. L., & Vaillant, G. (2016, August). Prospection & the Harvard Grant Men: Underpinnings of belief in life after death. Templeton Science of Prospection Awards Final Retreat, New Hope, PA.
  20. Kern, M. L., & Anderson, A. (2016, July). Pos psych development. Interactive workshop co-presented at the Reach Foundation, Melbourne, Australia.
  21. Kern, M. L. (2016, July). The language of positive education: Monitoring positive school cultures. Talk presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  22. Kern, M. L. (2016, July). The well-being journey at The University of Melbourne. Talk presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  23. Kern, M. L. (2016, July). Positive education in uni and beyond: Examples and insights from the University of Melbourne’s journey. Talk presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  24. Chin, T.-C., Kern, M. L., & Vella-Brodrick, D. (July, 2016). Measuring the effects of positive education: The role of intuition, internal assessments, and independent evaluations. Panel talk co-presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  25. Ortega Bechara, A., & Kern, M. L. (2016, July). Towards a positive university: A whole system research program at Universidad del Sinu, Colombia. Panel talk co-presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  26. Millar, V., & Kern, M. L. (2016, July). Girl power: Using a well-being framework and assessment to guide curricula toward student well-being and academic growth. Panel talk co-presented at the 1st International Positive Education Network Conference, Dallas, TX.
  27. Kern, M. L. (2016, July). Incorporating social media data into psychological and educational research. Workshop presented at Melbourne Graduate School of Education’s Research Week, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
  28. Kern, M. L. (2016, June). The wellbeing journey at the University of Melbourne. Talk presented at the 8th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Angers, France. Symposium chair.
  29. Kern, M. L. (2016, June). Perseverance and the wellbeing journey. Talk presented at the 8th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Angers, France.
  30. Nunez del Prado, P., & Kern, M. L. (2016, June). A mixed methods investigation of factors underlying subjective well-being and academic performance in Peruvian law students. Panel talk co-presented at the 8th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Angers, France.
  31. Baker, R., Kern, M. L., & Slemp, G. (2016, June). Creating a tailored approach to working: The design and empirical evaluation of a job crafting intervention. Panel talk co-presented at the 8th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Angers, France.
  32. Kern, M. L. (2016, March). Future directions & methodologies for studying whole school change. Talk presented at the PESA 2016 National Conference, Mornington, Australia.
  33. Kern, M. L., Lamson, W., & Eichstaedt, J. C. (2015, June). What’s all the hype? Big data and positive psychology. Symposium talk presented at the International Positive Psychology Association 4th World Congress, Orlando, FL. Symposium chair.
  34. Kern, M. L., Giolito, V., Unanue, W., & Gomez, M. (2015, June). Tools for the trade: The Workplace PERMA-Profiler. Talk presented at the International Positive Psychology Association 4th World Congress, Orlando, FL.
  35. Kern, M. L., Waters, L. E., & Slemp, G. (2015, June). Key levers of change: A systems approach to positive education. Symposium talk presented at the International Positive Psychology Association 4th World Congress, Orlando, FL.
  36. Kern, M. L., & White, M. (2015, June). Other people matter: St Peter’s College, Adelaide and South Australia’s positive education journey. Symposium talk presented at the International Positive Psychology Association 4th World Congress, Orlando, FL.
  37. Kern, M. L., & Bowling, D. S. (2015, June). Character strengths and academic performance in law students. Talk presented at the 7th biennial POS Research Conference, Orlando, FL.
  38. Kern, M. L. (2015, June). The workplace PERMA-Profiler: A tool for monitoring employee well-being. Talk presented at the 7th biennial POS Research Conference, Orlando, FL.
  39. Kern, M. L. (2015, March). Long and big data approaches to studying life journeys. Talk presented at the University of California, Irvine.
  40. Kern, M., L. & Sap, M. (2015, February). Do you feel what I feel? Cultural variations in linguistic expressions of emotion. Symposium talk presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.
  41. Kern, M. L. (2013, June). Understanding optimal youth development: Complex views in a complex world. Symposium presented at the International Positive Psychology Association Third World Congress, Los Angeles, CA. Symposium Chair.
  42. Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., Hampson, S. E., & Goldberg, L. R. (2012, November). Using integrative data analysis to test complex lifespan personality and health models. Symposium talk presented at the
  43. Kern, M. L., & Benson, L. (2012, March). Positive adolescent health: What matters over time? Symposium talk presented at the 14th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada. Symposium Chair.
  44. Kern, M. L., Steinberg, L., & Steinberg, E. (2011, November). Positive adolescent health: Definitions and assessment. Colloquial talk presented at the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center, Philadelphia, PA.
  45. Kern, M. L. (2008, October). Exercise and health: Does it depend on the individual? Colloquial talk presented at the Social/Personality Brown Bag Series, University of California, Riverside, CA.
  46. Kern, M. L. (2008, January). Personality and health, subjective well-being, and longevity as adults age. Colloquial talk presented at the Social/Personality Brown Bag Series, University of California, Riverside, CA.
  47. Kern, M. L. (2007, May). Predictors of health and longevity: Exercising your way to long life? Colloquial talk presented at the Social/Personality Brown Bag Series, University of California, Riverside, CA.
  48. Kern, M. L. (2006, May). Conceptualizing and measuring health in older age. Colloquial talk presented at the Social/Personality Brown Bag Series, University of California, Riverside, CA.

Poster Presentations

  1. Kern, M. L., Schwartz, H. A., Narayanan, M., Wielgoszewska, B., Pongiglione, B., Carpentieri, JD, Goodman, A. (2019, February). Linguistic fingerprints across life: Language used in childhood essays and its predictive power across five decades. Poster presented at the 2019 Society of Personality and Social Psychology Conference and lifespan preconference, Portland, OR.
  2. Kern, M. L. (2017, January). Reunion reflections and mortality risk: A linguistic analysis. Poster presented at the 2017 Society of Personality and Social Psychology lifespan preconference, San Antonio, TX. 
  3. Kern, M. L. (2016, September). Incorporating social media data into psychological research. Poster presented at the Universitas 21 Early Career Research Workshop: Big data at the heart of 21st century research, Edinburgh, Scotland. 
  4. Kern, M. L., Siokou, C., Oades, L., G., & Sponge, C. (2016, July). Positive systems science. Poster presented at the 8th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Angers, France. 
  5. Kern, M. L., Eichstaedt, J. C., Park, G., Schwartz, H. A., Ungar, L. H., Stillwell, D. J., Kosinski, M., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2014, February). An open vocabulary approach to personality. Poster presented at the 15th annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.
  6. Kern, M. L., & Butler, J. (2013, June). The PERMA-Profiler. Poster presented at the International Positive Psychology Association Third World Congress, Los Angeles, CA.
  7. Kern, M. L., Eichstaedt, J. C., Schwartz, H. A., Dziurzynski, L., Ungar, L. H., & Seligman, M. E. P. (2013, May). What’s it like to be “neurotic”? An open vocabulary approach to personality. Poster presented at the Modern Modeling Methods (M3) conference, Storrs, CT.
  8. Kern, M. L., Schwartz, H. A., Eichstaedt, J. C., Ramones, S. M., Dziurzynski, L., Kosinski, M., …, Ungar, L. H. (2012, June). Personality and word use: Positive and negative expressions of the self through social media. Poster presented at the 6th European Conference on Positive Psychology, Moscow, Russia. 
  9. Kern, M. L. (2012, January). The conscientiousness and health longitudinal studies network (CAHLSnet): Integrating studies to understand lifespan trajectories of health. Poster presented at the 13th annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.
  10. Kern, M. L., & Friedman, H. S. (2011, April). Leisure time physical activity and mortality risk: Patterns matter. Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC. Citation award.
  11. Kern, M. L., Hampson, S. E., Friedman, H. S., & Goldberg, L. R. (2011, January). Combining longitudinal data on personality and health from the Terman Life Cycle and Hawaiian cohorts. Poster presented at the 12th annual meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Antonio, TX.
  12. Kern, M. L., Martin, L. R., & Friedman, H. S. (2010, January). Personality and longevity across seven decades. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV. 
  13. Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., & Reynolds, C. A. (2009, April). Physical activity, personality, and health: Interactions within a lifespan perspective. Poster presented at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Montreal, Canada.
  14. Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., & Reynolds, C. A. (2009, April). Physical activity, personality, and health: Interactions within a lifespan perspective. Poster presented at the 4th Annual UCR Graduate Student Association Conference, Riverside, CA.
  15. Kern, M. L., Horton, S., Tung, G., Rajec, A., & Friedman, H. S. (2008, April). Conceptions of Health: Qualitative vs. Quantitative Comparisons. Poster presented at the 88th Annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA.
  16. Kern, M. L., Reynolds, C. A., Friedman, H. S., & Martin, L. R. (2008, March). Patterns of physical activity and mortality risk: Combining latent growth and survival analyses. Poster presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego, CA.
  17. Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., Luong, G., & Martin, L. R. (2008, February). Personality, career success, and longevity. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.
  18. Kern, M. L., Reynolds, C. A., & Friedman, H. S. (2007, November). Mid-life adult activity patterns and older age health and longevity. Poster presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA. 
  19. Kern, M. L., Friedman, H. S., & Martin, L. R. (2007, May). Components of healthy aging as predictors of mortality risk. Poster presented at the 87th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC. 
  20. Kern, M. L., & Friedman, H. S. (2006, April). Conceptualizing and measuring health in old age. Poster presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, California.
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