Alexandra Rodman

Alexandra Rodman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Northeastern University, affiliated with the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health. She holds a PhD in Psychology (Clinical Science) from Harvard University, a clinical internship at the Boston VA, and a BA in Clinical Psychology from Tufts University. Her research focuses on understanding how social experiences interact with cognitive and brain development to influence adolescent mental health. She employs neuroimaging (MRI), behavioral tasks, and digital phenotyping via mobile devices to study social processing, stress vulnerability, and resilience in adolescents.

Dr. Rodman’s work bridges developmental cognitive neuroscience and clinical science, emphasizing translational research to improve adolescent wellbeing. Her studies investigate age-specific differences in social behavior and their implications for psychopathology risk. She explores mechanisms linking stress, emotion regulation, and brain structure/function to mental health outcomes, particularly during the pandemic’s impact on youth. Her research also addresses ethical challenges in mobile health and machine learning applications in psychiatry.

She leads the Social Development and Wellbeing Lab and has received grants such as the FY25 Tier 1 Award, collaborating across disciplines. Her findings contribute to interventions targeting social factors to mitigate mental health risks in adolescents.