Carla LaBella (she/her) is a Professor of Psychology and Program Coordinator for the General Arts and Science programs at Mohawk College. She teaches a variety of psychology-related courses (primarily Introductory Psychology and Positive Psychology) to various programs within the College. She is the co-facilitator and co-founder of the Happiness (Wellness) Series for students and staff, and she offers a number of wellness sessions throughout the College and in the greater Hamilton community.
Outside the College, she is a board member for the Suicide Prevention Community Council of Hamilton (SPCCH), the Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia (HPS), and Mindfulness Hamilton. She obtained her Honours BA in Psychology from McMaster University (1997) and MA in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Waterloo (2000). In 2014, she earned a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) from the Flourishing Center, she became a Modo Yoga teacher (Level 1 – 200hr Teacher Training) in 2022, a Unified Mindfulness Coach (Pathways for Teaching Mindfulness, Foundations of UM) in 2021, and she received training in Restorative Yoga (40 hour YTT) with Andrea Peloso in 2024. Her debut book, The WOW Book: Ways for Optimizing Well-Being was recently published by FriesenPress (2024). Aside from being a teacher, she is a yoga-enthusiast, avid non-fiction reader, a mom to two boys, and a partner to her husband.