Doris Baumann, PhD
Doris Baumann is the founder of EVOLVING LAB and a researcher in the field of positive psychology. Her work focuses on life fulfillment, development across the lifespan, and successful aging.
The central question is how people can lead fulfilling lives—and how places, organizations, and social environments must be designed to make this possible.
She combines academic research with practical applications and cultural contexts, and develops conceptual models, perspectives, and formats at the intersection of psychology, society, and art.
In her research, she initiated the research area of “life fulfillment” and made a significant contribution to its development—including through conceptual frameworks, empirical studies, and the development of measurement tools such as the Fulfilled Life Scale.
A central focus of her work is translating scientific findings into social and institutional contexts. She works on projects, engages in public discourse, and participates in interdisciplinary initiatives that open up new perspectives on a fulfilling life.
Doris works as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Zurich, where she studies life satisfaction from a lifespan perspective. She is also an instructor in the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Positive Psychology and a board member of SWIPPA (Swiss Society for Positive Psychology).
She regularly gives lectures and presentations in Switzerland and abroad.
Doris earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Psychology at the University of Zurich. She holds an MSc in Applied Positive Psychology (University of East London) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
Her previous experience working in marketing and finance at international corporations has shaped her practical and interdisciplinary perspective.
Her work has garnered international attention and has been featured by Frontiers Science News, ABC Radio Melbourne, Forbes, Psychology Today, GEO, and the World Economic Forum, among others.
She has received numerous awards for her research, including the Best Paper Award (Frontiers in Psychology) and the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Swiss Society for Positive Psychology.