Dr Matthew Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Buckinghamshire New University, UK, where he is the co-course leader of the MSc Applied Positive Psychology. He has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology and a PhD in Psychology, exploring the psychology of luck (!). He has taught at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool Hope University, Oxford Brookes University and Regent’s University all in the UK.

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