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Emotion Regulation, Prosociality, and Empathy
Emotion Regulation, Prosociality, and Empathy
My research investigates the psychophysiological and neural systems that support adolescents’ ability to regulate emotions and act prosocially. I draw from theories of positive youth development and social neuroscience to examine how autonomic nervous system functioning and brain activity contribute to empathy, helping behaviors, and broader socioemotional competencies.
My research investigates the psychophysiological and neural systems that support adolescents’ ability to regulate emotions and act prosocially. I draw from theories of positive youth development and social neuroscience to examine how autonomic nervous system functioning and brain activity contribute to empathy, helping behaviors, and broader socioemotional competencies.
Themes include:
Themes include:
- Autonomic flexibility (e.g., RSA, PEP) in relation to prosocial outcomes
- Neural systems underlying empathy and moral reasoning
- Developmental trajectories of prosociality during adolescence
Stress, Social Motivation, and Altruistic Action
Stress, Social Motivation, and Altruistic Action
I am also interested in how acute social stress influences adolescents’ motivation to help others. This includes examining autonomic nervous system responses during laboratory-based stress tasks, and how these responses predict immediate altruistic behaviors such as monetary donations. My goal is to understand how stress regulation and motivational processes intersect to foster or inhibit prosocial action.
I am also interested in how acute social stress influences adolescents’ motivation to help others. This includes examining autonomic nervous system responses during laboratory-based stress tasks, and how these responses predict immediate altruistic behaviors such as monetary donations. My goal is to understand how stress regulation and motivational processes intersect to foster or inhibit prosocial action.
Themes include:
Themes include:
- Stress reactivity and regulation (e.g., TSST)
- Motivations underlying altruism (intrinsic, identified, introjected, external)
- Links between physiology, stress, and prosocial decision-making
Social Contexts and Adolescent Development
Social Contexts and Adolescent Development
A third line of my research examines how the places where adolescents grow up shape their social and emotional development. Using large-scale datasets like the ABCD Study, I study neighborhood disadvantage, community resources, and school environments to understand how structural contexts influence brain development, inhibitory control, and prosocial behavior. I also explore how supportive factors, such as parental warmth, school climate, and community cohesion, can buffer against risk and promote resilience.
A third line of my research examines how the places where adolescents grow up shape their social and emotional development. Using large-scale datasets like the ABCD Study, I study neighborhood disadvantage, community resources, and school environments to understand how structural contexts influence brain development, inhibitory control, and prosocial behavior. I also explore how supportive factors, such as parental warmth, school climate, and community cohesion, can buffer against risk and promote resilience.
Themes include:
Themes include:
- Neighborhood disadvantage and change
- School climate and learning environments
- Promotive and protective factors across contexts
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