Dr. Isaac Prilleltensky is the holder of the Mautner Endowed Chair in Community Well-Being at the University of Miami, where he also served as Dean of the School of Education and Human Development and vice provost for institutional culture. He was born in Argentina and has lived and worked in Israel, Canada, Australia, and the United States. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew, and proficient in Italian. He has given keynote addresses in 26 countries.
He has published 14 books and over 150 articles and chapters. His interests are in the promotion of well-being in individuals, organizations, and communities, and in the promotion of wellness, worthiness, and fairness. His most recent books deal with the nature of mattering and its impact in our lives, work, health, relationships, and society.
He is the recipient of the 2010 “Distinguished Contribution to Theory and Research Award” of the Community Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association (APA), and of the 2014 “Lifetime Achievement Award in Prevention” by the division of Counseling Psychology of APA. In 2019 he also received the Seymour Sarason Award from the Division of Community Psychology. Isaac won an award for his humor writing in 2015 by the National Newspaper Association.
