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Lisa Feldman Barrett is a University Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University with an appointment at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). She leads the Interdisciplinary Affective Science Laboratory (IASLab), studying the brain and body mechanisms underlying emotion, motivation, and cognition. Her work integrates psychology, neuroscience, anthropology, and computational methods to challenge traditional emotion theories. She serves as Chief Science Officer for MGH’s Center for Law, Brain and Behavior and actively engages in public science communication through books, lectures, and media.
**Research Focus**: Her lab develops systems-level models of affective neuroscience, emphasizing predictive processing, interoception, and cultural influences on emotion. She critiques universal facial expression theories and advocates for a constructionist model of emotion as contextually constructed experiences.
**Awards & Honors**: Recipient of the NIH Pioneer Award, APS Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement, and APA’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. Elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Society of Canada. Former President of the Association for Psychological Science (APS).
**Key Contributions**: Pioneered the theory of constructed emotion, emphasized the role of interoception in emotion, and demonstrated variability in facial expressions across cultures. Her work bridges basic science and clinical applications, including mental health and legal contexts.
**Lab & Teams**: IASLab collaborates across disciplines, with sites at Northeastern and MGH. Current projects explore neural mechanisms of emotion, allostasis, and the impact of aging on memory and resilience.
