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Profile of Lawrence Soosai
Profile of Lawrence Soosai
Lawrence SoosaiNathan
Educational qualifications
2010-2013 - PhD (Research Title: Altruism and the Promotion of Individual and
Community well-being: A cross-cultural Exploration)
Universita Degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
2005 - 2010 - Dean, Capuchin Theological College, Tamilnadu, India (It is a catholic
seminary involved in the formation of candidates for priesthood)
2014 - Today - Member, Governing Body, St. Marys College, Tuticorin, India.
Presently serving as Head, Department of Psychology at Anugraha Institute of Social
Sciences (M.K. University) and also as secretary of the college and Dean of Anugraha
counselling Institute.
Publications
Soosai-Nathan, L., & Delle Fave, A. (2014).The Altruism Spiral: An Integrated Model for
a Harmonious Future. In H.A. Marujo & L.M.Neto (Eds.), Positive Nations and
Communities. Dordrecht: Springer. Pp. 35-64.
Soosai-Nathan, L., & Delle Fave, A. (2017). The Well Being of Workers in the
Agricultural Sector. In Lindsay G. Oades, Michael F. Steger, Antonelle Delle Fave,
and Jonathan Passmore. (ED)., The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of
Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Pp.527-
545
Soosai-Nathan,L., & Sahayam, D. (2016). Irakkathai Manuuruvakkum Manithargal. In
Anand. M (Ed.), Irakkathain Ootru, Madurai: Nobili Publications. Pp. 255-270
Soosai-Nathan, L., Negri, L., & Delle Fave, A. (2013). Beyond Pro-Social Behavior: An
Exploration of Altruism in Two Cultures. Psychological Studies. DOI 10.1007/s12646-
013-0184-z
Delle Fave A, Brdar I, Wissing MP, Araujo U, Castro Solano A, Freire T, Hernndez-
Pozo MDR, Jose P, Martos T, Nafstad HE, Nakamura J, Singh K and Soosai-Nathan L
(2016) Lay Definitions of Happiness across Nations: The Primacy of Inner Harmony
and Relational Connectedness. Front. Psychol. 7:30. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00030
Johnson, M., Sujithra, C., & Soosai-Nathan, L. (2015). Overcoming Students Stress:
Power of Positive Embedded Commands. In K. Raja, (Ed.), Happiness and Teacher
Education - Seminar Proceedings. Madurai: Shanlax Publications. Pp. 42-45.
G.A. Jayashree & Soosi-Nathan, L. (2017). Altruism and Personal Happiness: A study on
Helping and other Professionals. In L.Soosai-Nathan, (Ed.) Enhancing Well-being
Across Human Life-Span. Chennai: Today Publishers. Pp.152-162
Author of the following Text-books for the Distance Education Program of M.K.
University