Rick Harrington

Rick Harrington, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and a licensed psychologist who has been a faculty member at the University of Houston--Victoria (UHV) since 1987. His specialty areas include health psychology/behavioral medicine and social psychology. He obtained his doctorate in social psychology and psychophysiology from the University of Texas at Arlington and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in behavioral medicine/social psychology at the University of Houston. Dr. Harrington has been teaching at the college level for over 25 years and is a past recipient of UHV's Teaching Excellence Award. His research endeavors include publications in the areas of biofeedback, personality, and well-being.

Through teaching a class called Stress and Health and another one entitled the Psychology of Happiness for many years, Professor Harrington recognized the need for a textbook that integrates the latest research findings and concepts in the area of positive psychology into a comprehensive modern text on stress and its management. This text is written with that goal in mind. Not only does the text explore stress in all its dimensions, but it also focuses on how to manage stress and how to promote well-being.