Expertise

My research investigates neural mechanisms underlying symptoms of severe mental illness and addiction using a range of assessments and neuroimaging procedures.

Areas of Study

  • Clinical Psychological Science
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Clinical Neuroscience

Research topics

  • Patterns of resting-state functional connectivity associated with specific symptoms and behaviors across multiple forms of mental health
  • Brain mechanisms underlying persecutory ideation and mistrust using social decision-making paradigms in serious mental illness
  • Brain structures and brain functioning associated with stress reactivity and distress intolerance in serious mental illness and addiction
  • Functional roles of the insular cortex in psychosis, addiction, and other mental health
  • Development of paradigms to investigate interoceptive processing in mental health

Subject Area

  • Psychological and Brain Sciences
Degrees
PhD, University of Minnesota, Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research, 2016
MA, University of Minnesota, Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research, 2012
BS, Lebanon Valley College, Psychobiology and Psychology, 2008