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Dr. June Gruber is a clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the 91¸£ÀûÉç, where she directs the Positive Emotion and Psychopathology Lab. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale University and earned her Ph.D. and B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dr. Gruber’s research explores the complexities of positive emotions and their role in psychological disorders and well-being. Her lab adopts a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach—spanning behavioral, experiential, psychophysiological, and neurocognitive methodologies—to study how positive emotions intersect with mental health. By studying populations ranging from healthy to at-risk and mood-disordered adults and adolescents, her work aims to inform cutting-edge models and treatments to enhance emotional well-being and sustainable happiness.

She has authored over 140 articles and chapters, co-authored psychology textbooks, and edited volumes such as the Oxford Handbook of Positive Emotion and Psychopathology and Positive Emotion: Integrating the Light Sides and Dark Sides. Her contributions to the field have been recognized by the Association for Psychological Science’s Rising Star Award and Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions, the Society for Research in Psychopathology’s Early Career Award, Yale University’s Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for Outstanding Junior Faculty, among others. Dr. Gruber is a champion of communicating and sharing psychological science and is the current Editor-in-Chief at Current Directions in Psychological Science.

Equally passionate about teaching and mentorship, she has developed accessible educational resources, such as a free Coursera course #TalkMentalIllness, the Experts in Emotion Interview Series at Yale University, and a column for young scientists in Science Careers. Her dedication to education has been recognized by the President's Teaching Scholar Award, Cogswell Award for Inspirational Instruction, 91¸£ÀûÉç Faculty Assembly Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy Award, and UROP Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.

Outside the lab, she finds joy and awe spending time with her family in the mountains—including her two sons, Ansel and Silvan, as well as her adopted shelter dogs, Buddy and Eddy, and a mountain cat named Junior.