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Brooke Feeney is a Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, affiliated with the Department of Psychology within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Her research focuses on how close relationships and social interactions influence human thriving across the lifespan, with a particular emphasis on health psychology, social development, and attachment theory. Her work integrates observational methods, physiological assessments, and longitudinal studies to examine outcomes like mental/physical health, resilience, and relationship stability.
Feeney's research explores social support dynamics in diverse relationship contexts (e.g., marriages, parent-child dyads, caregiving), emphasizing mechanisms like secure base support, touch, and communication. She has pioneered observational coding systems for social interactions and investigates long-term consequences of relational behaviors. Her work is funded by the National Institutes of Health and NSF, with a focus on aging populations and stress resilience.
Key themes in her articles include the impact of social touch on health, attachment security in caregiving relationships, and bidirectional links between partner interactions and well-being. She highlights how relational processes buffer against adversity and foster goal achievement. Her lab's experimental work isolates effects of specific behaviors like interpersonal touch, while longitudinal studies track decades-long relationship trajectories.
Feeney's grants and awards reflect her leadership in health-related social psychology. Her Relationships Lab website hosts resources for collaborative research and methodological innovations.
