Research
Current Projects
Psychology of Early Experiences, Affect, and Stress (PEAS) Study
This study investigates how childhood experience influence the way college students experience stress and emotions in their minds and bodies and the role that plays in their mental health. If you are interested in participating in that study, you can complete an interest form here.
Past Research
Below are some recent publications by lab director, David G. Weissman.
Weissman, D. G., Hatzenbuehler, M. L., Cikara, M., Barch, D. M., McLaughlin, K. A. (2023) State-level macro-economic factors moderate the association of low income with brain structure and mental health in U.S. children. Nature Communications. 14(1), 2085.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37778-1
Weissman, D. G., Rosen, M. L., Lengua, L. J., Sambrook, K. A., Sheridan, M. A., & McLaughlin, K. A. (2022) Exposure to violence as an environmental pathway linking low socioeconomic status with altered neural processing of threat and adolescent psychopathology. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 34(10), 1892-1905. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01825
Weissman, D. G., Mendes, W. B. (2021). Correlation of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity during rest and acute stress tasks. International Journal of Psychophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2021.01.015
Weissman, D. G., Nook, E. C., Dews, A. A., Miller, A. B, Lambert, H. K., Sasse, S. F., Somerville, L. H., McLaughlin, K. A. (2020). Low emotional awareness as a transdiagnostic mechanism underlying psychopathology in adolescence. Clinical Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620923649
Weissman, D. G., Nook, E. C., Dews, A. A., Miller, A. B, Lambert, H. K., Sasse, S. F., Somerville, L. H., McLaughlin, K. A. (2020). Low emotional awareness as a transdiagnostic mechanism underlying psychopathology in adolescence. Clinical Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620923649