Dr. Dóra Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir is the Director of Public Health at the Directorate of Health in Iceland. She is a trained clinical and organisational psychologist and holds a PhD in Public Health, with a focus on the epidemiology of wellbeing.

Her research interests centre on the epidemiology of happiness, mental wellbeing, and human flourishing. Dóra is particularly committed to identifying effective strategies that enable individuals, institutions, and societies to thrive. She has a strong interest in advancing evidence-based knowledge to inform policy-making and intervention design.

At the Directorate of Health, her division is responsible for leading national initiatives in health-promoting communities, workplaces, and schools.

Her current research projects focus on evaluating wellbeing programmes in schools and primary healthcare settings. She is affiliated with the Wellbeing Institute at the University of Cambridge and serves as Director of the Graduate Diploma Programme in Positive Psychology at the University of Iceland.

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