Sarah Borowski

Sarah Borowski serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Lehigh University. Holding a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Missouri, she leads the Peer Relations Lab and mentors graduate/undergraduate researchers in studying adolescent friendships.

• B.A., Elon University
• M.A., College of William & Mary
• Ph.D., University of Missouri

Her research examines how adolescent disclosures to friends impact emotional and social adjustment, focusing on co-rumination patterns and physiological coregulation during peer interactions. Recent work integrates offline/online social dynamics and considers gender differences in friendship behaviors.

Publications highlight gendered communication patterns and the psychophysiological foundations of adolescent relationships. Supported by the Lehigh University Faculty Research Grant (FP00000029) and prior NICHD funding, her work bridges social development with biological responses.

• NICHD NRSA Predoctoral Fellowship (F31HD097079-01A1)
• APA Early Career Research Grant in Developmental Psychology

Borowski teaches courses on Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood and Peer Relationships and Development, emphasizing connections between research and policy. The Peer Relations Lab employs survey, observational, and psychophysiological methods to assess friendship impacts on well-being.