معرفی
Isaac Petersen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of Iowa. He is affiliated with the Developmental Psychopathology Lab and contributes to multiple training areas including Clinical Science, Individualized Graduate Training Track, Cognition, and Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience.
His research focuses on
- Clinical child psychology
- Developmental psychopathology
- Externalizing behavior problems
- Self-regulation
- School readiness
- Developmental cognitive neuroscience
The trends in his recent publications emphasize methodological innovation for studying psychopathology development (e.g., heterotypic continuity, developmental scaling), neurophysiological markers (ERP components like N2/P3), and interdisciplinary approaches bridging psychology with cognitive neuroscience.
Dr. Petersen actively mentors students and has contributed to training resources like the Principles of psychological assessment: With applied examples in R (2024) and the petersenlab R software package (2025).
