Expertise

Research Areas:

  • self-control
  • emotion regulation
  • motivation
  • electroencephalography (EEG)

We study emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes involved in self-regulation.

Current projects explore the relationship between working memory capacity and emotion regulation, the aftereffects of self-control exertion on attention and performance, and the influence of motivation on subjective experiences of mental effort and fatigue.

Research Interests:

  • Aftereffects of self-control
  • Subjective experiences of mental effort 
  • Working memory capacity and emotion regulation

Skills and Expertise

  • Executive Function
  • Self-Control
  • Motivation
  • Emotion Regulation
  • Psychophysiology
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Emotion
Communities
Psychology
Degrees
PhD, Texas A&M University, Social and Personality Psychology, 2020
MS, Montana State University, 2015
BA, Carroll College, 2011
Keywords
mental effort mental fatigue emotions self-control emotion regulation working memory motivation incentives authenticity