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Karen Quigley is a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University's College of Science, affiliated with the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory (IASL) and Mass General Hospital. Her research focuses on the mechanisms linking bodily signals (e.g., interoception) to emotional experience, health behaviors, and cognitive processes. She investigates how physiological variation (e.g., cardiovascular, neural) influences affective states, stress responses, and symptom perception across laboratory and real-world settings. Key areas include emotion theory, psychophysiological reactivity, and technology-driven interventions for chronic pain, sleep disorders, and veteran health.
Dr. Quigley’s work combines neuroimaging (e.g., 7-Tesla fMRI), ambulatory sensing, and behavioral experiments to explore brain-body interactions. She has pioneered studies on interoceptive awareness, threat/challenge responses, and Gulf War Illness among veterans. Her lab develops mobile health tools to improve self-management of physical and mental health conditions.
- Awards: Fellow of the Association for Psychological Sciences (2018)
- Grants: Recipient of TIER 1 Seed Grant for interdisciplinary research (2024)
- Labs/Teams: IASL (Northeastern/Mass General), Veteran Health Interventions Team
Her research bridges basic science and clinical applications, emphasizing personalized approaches to health challenges. Ongoing projects include wearable sensor development for real-time stress monitoring and digital therapeutics for chronic pain reduction.
