 She also released a new book in January 2013, "Love 2.0", which discusses the supreme emotion of love, micro-moments of connection as well as how love can affect your biological and cellular make-up over time.Fredrickson earned a bachelors in psychology from Carleton College in 1986 and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1990.She was a professor at the University of Michigan for 10 years before moving to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.