Dr. Eric Zillmer

Director, The Happiness Lab | Prof of Neuropsych at @DrexelUniv | Athletic Director Emeritus at @DrexelDragons | #GoDragons | Teaches Sport Psych & Happiness

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Listen to my new podcast on THERAPY+

What the Happiest People in the World do Differently.
Available on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube!

Are you on the Road to Happiness?

https://t.co/oy0GeqDRAP

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Today in Baltimore! Details and tickets at https://t.co/jHf3Kej9JN .

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Are you happy? 😊
Profs and Pints presents-The Happiness Workshop-with Dr. Eric Zillmer, Director of the Happiness Lab at Drexel University.
Thu, Mar 5th, 2026; 6:00 - 8:30 PM EST at the Black Squirrel Club, Philadelphia

https://t.co/kj29kWR9jl

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Breaking Through the Ice Ceiling at the Olympics

Are the '26 Winter Olympics the most gender-balanced Games ever? Pacifico Professor of Neuropsychology and Athletic Director Emeritus Eric Zillmer shares family history and professional insight. 🏅

https://t.co/2Y32WhCdxH

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On this episode of WHYY/NPR The Pulse: the science of happiness. We talk with psychologist Eric Zillmer, Director of the Happiness Lab @ Drexel University, about why certain places bring us joy, and how to engineer happiness into our lives. 😇

https://t.co/eU88Zgn8hp

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Profs and Pints Philadelphia presents: “The Happiness Workshop,” with Eric Zillmer, professor of psychology and the director of the Happiness Lab at Drexel University. Sun, Jan 25th, 2026, 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST, Black Squirrel Club, Philadelphia, PA. 😀😀

https://t.co/JiSpthsrSt

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The world’s best professional squash players will be in Philadelphia for the U.S. Open Squash Championships at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in University City from Oct. 19-25, 2025. Check it out!

https://t.co/b65IZ7iGkL

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A Hail Mary set up the Commanders for magic — and the Bears for misery. Just ask a psychology researcher.

Read my comments on the sports psychology of the Commanders' Hail Mary Pass vs the Bears. 🏈

https://t.co/kvbFd8NMZt

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“The Philly Happy Map" 😊
Check out the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Happy Places, inspired by the Drexel University Happiness Lab. The city of Philadelphia is an awesome place; you just have to start exploring.

Happiness is closer than you think!

https://t.co/tnYK0fk7ZO

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On Oct 8, join the Psych & Brain Sci Dept at Drexel U + over 70 universities globally in promoting small, spontaneous acts of kindness to show the impact that kindness can have on happiness, both for those receiving the acts and those performing them. 😀

#PSYCGoodDeedDay2025

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Searching for happiness can seem like a very personal and private journey. I love that Secret Philly featured our Happiness Lab @ Drexel-inspired the PHL Happiness Map! 😀

https://t.co/IEORwMBWs6

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Trying to find happiness in Philadelphia? The Happiness Lab at Drexel University has already done the work for you. 😉

https://t.co/4U1vmFcGmC via @CBSPhiladelphia

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Check out the 6abc spot on the Happiness Lab @ Drexel University. 😀😀😀😀😀😃

The Happiness Map includes 28 places to find your joy https://t.co/1hXp33V01T

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What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?

I’d say the sport of squash, for the first time an Olympic sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

https://t.co/h1cAHGRC5O

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Check out our Google Happiness Map for Philly, which has been viewed over 79K times since The Happiness Lab @ Drexel University posted it in June 2025.

Living and working in Philadelphia is our home-court advantage! 😀😀😀

https://t.co/j1xIiEOMev

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😃 Let us (The Philadelphia Inquirer) know what your happy place is in Philly? Inky Reporter Bea Forman is building the definitive Philly Happy Map and wants your suggestions. Fill out the form in the link.

Drexel Happiness Lab 😀😀

https://t.co/kg833IFbJq via @phillyinquirer

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Update from the Happiness Lab @ Drexel University.

Can you map happiness? This Drexel professor asked his students to map happiness.

Read the Philadelphia Inquirer account about where are the happiest places in Philly?

😀😀😀

https://t.co/gng1g8hUg8 via @phillyinquirer

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The Happiness Lab 😀 In a recent assignment for Psych 101, Drexel students were asked to share their happiest places in Philadelphia. The responses have generated a buzz around town!
Thank you Mike, Alex, and Pat for inviting us to FOX29's morning show!

https://t.co/tpwniaiAzY

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Where Does Happiness Live in the Brain?

Surprisingly, there is no localized happiness center in the brain; there are many different versions of happiness. Read my comments in Brainwise, a digital magazine providing original content about our brains.

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Excited to join the U.S. Squash Board of Directors. Squash has a rich history and an exciting future. Thrilled to help grow the sport and maximize the opportunities that the inclusion of squash in the LA 28 Olympics will bring. 🏅🙂🇺🇸

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