Congrats to Adelaide Harper, who successfully defended her Neuroscience Honors thesis entitled “Exploring the Role of Interoception in Adaptive Eating Behavior.” Adelaide is pictured here with mentors Dr. Kristen Lindquist and Adrienne Bonar.
CASL trainees present our latest work at the 2024 SAS conference
CASL trainees ranging from senior graduate students to undergraduate independent study students presented their exciting new work at the Society for Affective Science! Pictured below are independent study student Yijing Lin, summer fellow Jennifer Fan and graduate student mentor Natalie Frye, senior thesis student Adelaide Harper, former lab postbacc Tehya Drummond, graduate student Michelle Shipkova, graduate student Natalie Frye, graduate student Mallory Feldman, graduate student Adrienne Bonar, graduate student Ruofan Ma, undergraduate student Mia Foglesong, Michelle Shipkova, and Ruofan Ma.
Dr. Kristen Lindquist is named President of the Society for Affective Science
Dr. Kristen Lindquist officially became the President of the Society for Affective Science. She will serve as President from March, 2024-2025.
CASL members to present our newest work at the Society for Affective Science
Ruofan Ma receives grant from Love Consortium
Graduate student Ruofan Ma received a Graduate Student Research grant from the Love Consortium to work in collaboration with Dr. Emily Impett from the University of Toronto examining the role of physiological linkage in close relationships.
We're hiring full-time BA-level research assistants!
We are seeking a post-baccalaureate research assistant in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill to work on a joint project with Drs. Eva Telzer and Kristen Lindquist. See more here.
Dr. Kristen Lindquist speaks about emotion, culture, and perception
Dr. Kristen Lindquist spoke to Perception Box, a collaboration of science media groups, Big Think and Unlikely Collaborators, about how emotions shape our perceptions, how we understand and experience them, and how culture matters in emotion. Watch the video here.
Ruofan Ma receives a grant from the Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging
Graduate student Ruofan Ma received a pilot grant from the NIA-sponsored Scientific Research Network on Decision Neuroscience and Aging to examine how neurophysiological aging and social adversity impact people’s social decision-making. This pilot study will be appended to our on-going NSF-supported EPIC study, which examines how neurophysiological aging impacts emotional experiences and behaviors. Thanks to Margaret Sheridan and Kelly Giovanello for co-sponsoring!
Dr. Kristen Lindquist to give Plenary address at the 2024 meeting of the Social Affective Neuroscience Society
Lab PI, Kristen Lindquist, will give the Plenary address at the annual Social Affective Neuroscience Society meeting in Toronto in April, 2024. Read more here.
Dr. Kristen Lindquist gives Keynote at the Tilburg University Emotions Conference
Lab PI, Dr. Kristen Lindquist, gave a keynote presentation on the lab’s research at the Tilburg University conference on emotions, which occurs every four years in Tilburg, Netherlands. For more information, see here.
