Current Research Projects
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Memory Reactivation & Cognitive Restructuring
Examining behavioral and neurobiological impact of memory reactivation and cognitive restructuring on episodic threat memories.
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Enhancing Extinction via Novelty Exploration
Enhancing extinction learning via novelty exploration
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Affect Labeling and Fear Conditioning
This study investigates how individual differences in the ability to identify and label emotions may relate to the development and reduction of fears using fear conditioning and extinction.
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Autobiographical Memory Study
Assessment of symptom-relevant autobiographical memories in clinical and healthy samples
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Language Use and Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aims to analyze pandemic narratives to create a language-based model of anxiety and depression severity using Differential Language Analysis.
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Fear Conditioning and Childhood Trauma Meta-Analysis
This meta-analysis examines associations between childhood trauma and maltreatment and fear conditioning responses in studies of children and adolescents.
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Developing a Standardized Fear Conditioning Protocol for Extinction Enhancement Research
In collaboration with the Human Extinction Workgroup of the international Exposure Therapy Consortium, we are pilot testing a standardized fear conditioning protocol and explaining its reliability and validity. For more information, please visit: https://osf.io/u9qr3