Samantha R. Mattheiss

Samantha R. Mattheiss, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Felician University. She holds a doctorate in Psychology with a concentration in Cognitive Neuroscience from Rutgers University – Newark and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in a clinical lab at Rowan University. Her research spans neural connectivity, emotion regulation, cognitive control, and neurodevelopmental conditions like autism.

Research Focus:

• Neuroimaging studies on violence exposure and brain connectivity
• Psychological mechanisms linking neuroticism, repetitive behaviors, and depression in autistic adults
• Neural correlates of reading acquisition and pseudoword processing
• Interdisciplinary work connecting theology, neuroscience, and psychological aesthetics

Publication Trends: Her work appears in journals like Cerebral Cortex, Frontiers in Psychiatry, and Behavioral and Brain Functions, emphasizing translational neuroscience and clinical applications. Key methodologies include fMRI and behavioral analysis.