Welcome to Courtney and Maria who are joining us as project coordinators on our joint DSNLab project examining longitudinal changes in social affective processing, peer influence susceptibility, and substance use in adolescence! They are joining us from UNC and the University of Florida, respectively. Welcome to the team, Courtney and Maria!
Dr. Kristen Lindquist edits special issue on language and emotion
Dr. Kristen Lindquist edited a special issue on language and emotion, just out in Affective Science. The issue covers topics from computational linguistics, the effects of bilingualism and acculturation on emotion/affect, the roles of language in emotion development, emotion perception, emotion regulation, and the neural representation of emotion. Read the introduction to the special issue by Dr. Lindquist here, an empirical report on the role of language as a form of context in emotion perception led by former PhD student, Dr. Cameron Doyle here, and a theoretical review on the neural intersection of language and emotion by Drs. Ajay Satpute and Kristen Lindquist here.
Dr. Jennifer MacCormack to start as an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia
Congrats to lab graduate, Dr. Jennifer MacCormack, who accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia! Dr. MacCormack will start her position in Fall, 2022. Dr. MacCormack is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Follow Dr. MacCormack’s on-going work here.
Congrats to Dr. Joshua Jackson who defended his dissertation!
Joshua Jackson successfully defended his dissertation entitled Moral concept theory: Cultural evolution, social cognition, and the bridge from cooperation to morality. Dr. Jackson will be joining Kellogg School of Management in July 2021 as a postdoctoral fellow.
Joseph Leshin receives the Innovation in Equity and Inclusion Award
Joseph Leshin, MA, was awarded the inaugural Innovation in Equity and Inclusion Award from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. This award is given to individuals who have made significant, innovative, and impactful contributions to enhancing equity and inclusivity in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Joseph has contributed many years of service towards increasing equity and inclusion in Psychology and Neuroscience and has been a leader and advocate in our department and beyond.
Jingyi Luo receives an Honorable Mention for her thesis work
Congrats to graduating senior, Jingyi Luo, who received an Honorable Mention for the 2021 Reznick Award for Diversity Enhancement in Psychological Science from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. This award encourages and honors undergraduate students who make a contribution to the advancement of knowledge concerning issues that face diverse populations. Jingyi’s thesis work examined gender differences in the role of the body in emotion and its impact on health.
Gaby Alvarez defends her Masters thesis
Congrats to Gaby Alvarez, MA, who defended her thesis entitled “Previous exposure to racial discrimination and current affective context modulate black individuals’ neural reactivity to white faces.” Gaby is pictured with committee members Keely Muscatell, Kristen Lindquist, and Keith Payne.
Dr. Jennifer MacCormack receives Society for Affective Science Dissertation Award
CASL graduate, Dr. Jennifer MacCormack, received the inaugural Dissertation Award from the Society for Affective Science. Dr. MacCormack’s 2020 dissertation examined how beliefs about the body interact with physiological reactivity during stress to shape negative affective experience. Dr. MacCormack is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pittsburgh.
Senior Justin Wahlers defends his honors thesis
Congrats to Justin Wahlers, who defended his thesis entitled “A Situational Analysis of Emotion Regulation: Exploring the Role of Emotion-by-Strategy Associations in Regulating Negative Affect.” Justin will begin a PhD in Psychology in the lab of Katie Garrison at the University of Alabama in the fall.
Senior Jingyi Luo defends her Honors thesis
Congrats to Jingyi Luo, who successfully defended her Senior Honors thesis entitled “Investigating the Relationship Between Gender, Interoception, and Belief".”
