Our Work
Improving the health of humanity.
With access to 25 years of evidence and 10 years of research and insight surrounding emotion to date, the Institute aims to attract funding to continue this important work. In alignment with the Institute’s values, we intend to continue to publish the findings and educate people on how to connect to their emotion, leading to improved health and stronger relationships throughout ourselves, families, education systems, businesses, legal and political systems.
The Institute’s researchers will conduct keynote addresses at emotion related conferences with the aim of presenting the findings of our research and continue to educate teachers and parents on how to connect to their emotion to improve their teaching and parenting styles and ultimately achieve better outcomes for their children.
The Institute’s research aims to collaborate with neuroscientists and biomedical scientists to understand how connecting to emotion transforms lives. Identifying the emotion markers such as blood composition, heart rate variability, skin conduction, etc. to feel confident that emotion can be measured by exploring and isolating the confounding variables that cloud this complex area.
An example of applied research is working with teachers in primary school settings to help them connect to their emotion to improve their ability to engage with students. The results of our first study were promising. The notable results showed a statistically significant reduction in teacher burnout, reduced student disaffection, and a statistically significant reduction in student boredom and anger.
It is part of the Institute’s mission to educate the public on emotion by delivering public lectures, educate secondary school students on how to respond to difficult situations at school and in groups. Educating parents on developing a healthy parenting style so they can meet the developmental milestones of their children as they move through their lifespan.
The Institute works in collaboration with various stakeholders such as education systems, medical paradigms and scientific communities researching with the aim of advancing emotion research.
Find out more about Our Research.
Timeline
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2025
New brand and new website goes LIVE!
Celebration of our tenth year – established in 2015.
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2024
Discussions on future brand concept and strategy.
Rebranded from Sharon Faye Foundation to the Emotion Research Institute.
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2022-2023
Time to reflect, plan and prepare for the future during the COVID-19 period.
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2021
Feel to Heal Lap-A-Thon – Fundraising initiative to raise awareness of Emotional Strength®.
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2020
Creation of Institute Values – Brave, Integrity, Growth, Care, Vitality.
Strategic Plan 2020-2023 publication.
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2019
Delivered a public lecture, “Introduction to Emotional Strength® in Everyday Life”.
Feel to Heal Lap-A-Thon – Fundraising initiative to raise awareness of Emotional Strength®.
Work on charity governance, policies and procedures.
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2018
Conducted an applied research study into Building Emotional Strength® in Teachers.
Wrote an unpublished academic paper documenting the 2018 study at a local primary school, “Building Emotional Strength® in Teachers”.
Published an academic paper in a peer-reviewed journal “Emotional strength: A response type, response disposition and organizing principle for emotion experience” (2018, New Ideas in Psychology, 50, 6-20). -
2017
Creation of Sharon Faye Foundation logo and website.
Established Core Pillars for focus of work.
Conducted a thorough investigation into research in Australian education.
Interview with Sharon Faye, Mornings with Geoff Hutchison, 720 ABC Radio Perth.
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2016
Tracked the history and timelines of emotion from different perspectives including philosophy, psychology and ontology.
Published an article in an education journal, “Why aren’t our children being heard at school?” (2016, The Educator K/12).
Interview with Sharon Faye, The Weekend West – Inside Out.
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2015
Angel Investors enabled creation.
Sharon Faye Foundation established (now Emotion Research Institute).
Nominated first patron of Foundation.
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