Current Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University. Incoming Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Rutgers University–Newark and Director of the Social Interaction and Emotion Lab.

As social creatures, our relationships with other people have tremendous downstream impacts on health and wellbeing. This is in part because social interactions dramatically shape how we think and feel, influencing how we process and experience emotions through life’s challenges. My research systematically unpacks the effects of social support on emotion and well-being across various modalities and contexts, targeting a process called “social emotion regulation.” Through this work, I aim to promote emotional intelligence in how we understand ourselves, each other, and our connections with one another.

I am launching a new lab at Rutgers University–Newark in 2026 and will be accepting applications for PhD students for Fall 2026. See Research to learn more about my current research directions.