It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of lab alumna, Dr. Holly Shablack, who was a graduate student from 2014-2020. Read more about her life and contributions to the lab here.
Ruofan Ma receives a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award!
Congrats to Ruofan Ma, who received a Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) from the Canadian Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council. The CPRA program recognizes and supports the next generation of outstanding innovators, knowledge workers, creative thinkers and researchers at a pivotal time in their careers. Following completion of her clinical internship in June, Ruofan will officially receive her PhD and will begin a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Toronto!
Congrats to Gretchen Wulfekuhle, MA!
Graduate student Gretchen Wulfekuhle successfully defended her masters thesis entitled Characterizing the Allostatic Interoceptive System Using Graph Theory! Congrats on achieving this important milestone, Gretchen!
The lab to welcome new student Stephanie Forlemu next fall!
Welcome to Stephanie Forlemu, who will join the lab next fall as a member of the OSU Social Psychology Program!
Lab alumna Jenn MacCormack named a Rising Star!
Former PhD student, Jenn MacCormack (‘20), was named a Rising Star in Psychological Science by the Association for Psychological Science. This designation recognizes researchers whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributions. Read more here. Congrats, Jenn!
Congrats to Yuritza Escalante, who received the Best Poster Award at SAS!
Yurtiza Escalante received the Best New Idea Poster Award at the Society for Affective Science! This award recognizes an idea and presentation judged to be the most promising for the field of affective science by a panel of interviewers. Congrats, Yurtiza! This forthcoming work examines how having big swings in your emotions in daily life might be linked to having a brain that changes states more quickly.
The lab presents at SAS 2026
Members of The Affective Science Lab presented their newest work at the Society for Affective Science in Pittsburgh, PA March 12-14, 2026. See more in Photos!
Kristen Lindquist elected Fellow of the Social Affective Neuroscience Society
Lab Director, Dr. Kristen Lindquist, is amongst the inaugural Fellows of the Social Affective Neuroscience Society. This distinction recognizes members who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to the Society and the field of social and affective neuroscience. Read more here.
Congrats to Yuritza Escalante, MS!
Congrats to Yuritza Escalante, who officially defended her Master’s thesis entitled Affective Variability and Dynamic Brain Network Functional Connectivity Patterns During Induced Affect! Congrats on achieving this important milestone, Yuritza!
Dr. Mallory Feldman gets hooded!
Congrats to Dr. Mallory Feldman, who officially graduated from the University of North Carolina on December 14th, 2025!
