Research

In the SPNL, we study the ways in which psychological states shape, and are shaped by, contextual and psychophysiological processes. The laboratory adopts a multilevel approach to the study of the mind, brain, and social behavior, incorporating a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives including molecular and systems biology to cognitive and social psychology.

Examples of topics being studied in the lab include:

• Early life trauma & psychological resilience in young children and adolescents

• The role of loneliness in moderating perceptions of social threat

• The impact of acute social threat on emotion recognition

•  Psychophysiological correlates of pro-social behavior

• Acute stress and autobiographical memory 

• Physiological correlates of emotion contagion