Monisha Pasupathi

Monisha Pasupathi is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Utah, directing the Social Development Lab. Her research examines how narrative construction shapes self-regulation and emotional development from childhood through adulthood, with emphasis on listener effects during conflict. She mentors doctoral students studying autobiographical memory, moral narratives, and pandemic-related identity shifts.

Recent publications analyze COVID-19’s impact on college students’ identity formation and psychophysiological responses to distress narration. Her team employs longitudinal, observational, and experimental methods across diverse populations.