جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Daniela Iorioمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political Economy
• Health Economics
• Public Economics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Daniela Iorio is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna, and holds a part-time professorship at the European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance. She specializes in Political Economy, Health Economics, and Public Economics. Her work addresses topics like voting behavior, eating disorders, reproductive health, and parental investments. She earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and has held positions at institutions including USC, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. Her research focuses on health policy, behavioral economics, and political institutions. Notable contributions include analyzing the link between eating disorders and addictive behaviors, evaluating IVF success disparities, and developing parenting measurement tools through digital interventions. She has been awarded the 2016 Oliver E. Williamson Prize and the Rita Levi Montalcini grant. Iorio teaches advanced courses on political economy and health economics at the PhD and master’s levels. She directs the Health Economics, Management and Policy master’s program at Bologna and has advised over a dozen graduate students. Her grants include a €758k MIUR project on child development and parental engagement. She serves as an Associate Editor for the European Economic Review and referees for top journals like the American Economic Review .

Colleen Conleyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد بالینی

• Developmental Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Mental Health Interventions
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Colleen Conley is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychology at Loyola University Chicago, specializing in clinical psychology with a focus on adolescent and emerging adult mental health. She directs the IMPACT (Improving Mental-health and Promoting Adjustment through Critical Transitions) Lab, which conducts research on psychological well-being during developmental transition periods. Dr. Conley earned her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her B.A. from Lawrence University. Her research program blends observational studies, meta-analyses, and intervention development to improve well-being, particularly during critical life transitions like the college years. Her work examines psychological trajectories in adolescence and emerging adulthood, with special attention to gender issues and LGBTQIA+ well-being. Her research interests center on developmental psychopathology, examining the interplay between individuals and their contexts over time. She investigates how biological, psychological, cognitive, and social factors interact to influence psychological distress and well-being. Much of her work focuses on college student mental health, including trajectories of well-being during the transition to college and interventions to address mental health challenges. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on college student mental health, with emphasis on developmental trajectories, intervention effectiveness (particularly peer-led and technology-delivered approaches), and the impact of transition periods on psychological functioning. Her work increasingly incorporates digital interventions and examines moderators of intervention effectiveness across diverse student populations. Research Mentoring Award Program recognition for mentoring award-winning students Heckler Summer Research Fellowship recognition for mentoring fellowship recipients Dr. Conley mentors numerous graduate students in the clinical psychology program, with many completing dissertations on topics related to mental health interventions, student well-being, and developmental transitions. Her IMPACT Lab collaborates with university staff, administrators, and other researchers to develop practical interventions that address student mental health needs. Current projects include Honest, Open, Proud (HOP) for stigma reduction, Wellness Advising with Motivational Interviewing (WAMI), Students Taking on Effective Post-Graduate Skills (STEPS), and Supportive Accountability Methods for Mentoring Young Adults (SAMMY-A). The lab also partners with commercial entities like Headspace for mindfulness research.

• Foundations of Probability
• Randomness
• Graph Theory
• +۸ مورد دیگر

Lourens Waldorp is an Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam within the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences , specifically the Department of Psychological Methods . His research focuses on network theory, causal inference, and statistical modeling in psychology and neuroscience. University of Amsterdam IAS Fellow (2024) His research interests include: Network psychometrics Causal inference in psychological models High-dimensional statistical methods Dynamical systems in psychopathology Graph theory applications Signal processing for biophysical data The trends in his recent publications center on causal modeling, network analysis of psychopathology, and statistical techniques for time-series data. He has developed methods for perturbation graphs, moderated network models, and dynamic intervention frameworks. Notable scientific awards : IAS Fellowship for 6 months (2024) He advises PhD students like Kyra Evers and collaborates with researchers across disciplines, including J. Haslbeck , D. Borsboom , and O. Ryan . His work intersects with network theory and clinical psychology .

• Mental Health Nursing
• Mental Health Stigma
• Workforce Sustainability
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Louise Alexander is an Associate Professor in Mental Health Nursing at Deakin University's School of Nursing & Midwifery (Faculty of Health). She holds prior academic roles including Senior Lecturer (ACU, 2018–2023) and Lecturer positions (ACU and Holmesglen Institute). Her research focuses on mental health nursing workforce sustainability, stigma reduction, simulation-based education, and curriculum development. Key interests include nurse resilience, pandemic impacts on healthcare workers, and improving student attitudes towards mental illness. Education: PhD from Deakin University; GCHE qualification Certifications: University of Melbourne's Emerging Leaders & Management Program (2021–2022) Teaching: Leads courses in forensic mental health, therapeutic communication, and health promotion Research Highlights: Recent work examines pandemic trauma among nurses, alcohol consumption trends post-COVID, and leadership's role in workforce retention. Her studies emphasize qualitative methods and integrative reviews to address systemic challenges in mental health nursing education and practice. Awards/Grants: No explicit awards listed; research supported by institutional collaborations. Active in developing transition-to-practice programs and evaluating simulation-based training efficacy. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on mental health workforce resilience and stigma reduction initiatives. Engages in national and international nursing education networks.

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Clinical Psychology
• Decision-Making Processes
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Andrea Reiter is a Professor at the Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, holding the W1-Professur für Lernprozesse in der Entwicklungspsychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Prävention. Her research focuses on decision-making processes in clinical populations, lifespan changes, and the impact of stress/social influences. She employs computational modeling combined with fMRI and EEG. Education: Dr. rer. nat. (summa cum laude, 2016) from University of Leipzig, Master of Advanced Studies in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (University of Bern), and Diploma in Psychology from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (2012). She also studied Literature and Educational Sciences alongside Psychology. Professional Experience includes a research position at TU Dresden (since 2015), guest research at Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (since 2015), and PhD work at IMPRS NeuroCom (2012-2015). She has clinical experience as a Psychologist at Kreiskrankenhaus Tauberbischofsheim. Research Awards: Austrian Academy Grant (2016), Poster Award (2014), DZ Banken Career Prize (2013), and IMPRS PhD stipend (2012-2015). Her publications (2013-2016) emphasize neuroimaging studies on decision-making deficits in disorders like binge eating and alcohol dependence, with methodological strengths in computational modeling and EEG/fMRI integration.

Jonathan H. Cantorمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Substance Use Disorder
• Mental Health
• Health Behaviors
• +۱۰ مورد دیگر

Jonathan H. Cantor is a Policy Researcher and Professor of Policy Analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy . His research focuses on health policies related to substance use disorder , mental health , and health behaviors , integrating frameworks from health economics , policy analysis , and public health . He leads the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Tracking Repository , a national longitudinal database for substance use and mental health treatment facilities. His work examines treatment availability for older adults (funded by the National Institute on Aging) and telehealth services in mental health (funded by the National Institute of Mental Health). Recent NIMH grants aim to quantify mental health crisis services supply and its impact on population health. His recent publications (e.g., JAMA , Health Affairs ) address topics like opioid treatment accessibility , telehealth disparities , and food insecurity in higher education . His research spans health equity , preventive healthcare , and modeling/simulation approaches.

James Grossمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Emotion Regulation
• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• +۶ مورد دیگر

James J. Gross is the Ernest R. Hilgard Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, directing the Stanford Psychophysiology Laboratory. He specializes in emotion regulation, with affiliations in Philosophy (courtesy). His education includes a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UC Berkeley (1993), a B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology from Yale (1987), and a visiting graduate year at Oxford (1988). Research focuses on emotion regulation mechanisms, psychopathology, neuroimaging, and cultural influences. His work bridges clinical, cognitive, and social psychology, examining how individuals manage emotions to influence mental health and behavior. Notable contributions include the Process Model of Emotion Regulation and interventions targeting emotion regulation deficits. Publications (~650, 250k citations) highlight studies on emotion regulation strategies, clinical applications, and neural underpinnings. Recent work explores transdiagnostic treatments, digital health interventions, and the interplay between beliefs and emotion regulation. Awards: Stanford Dean’s Teaching Award, Walter J. Gores Award (highest teaching honor), multiple mentoring awards, and honorary doctorates from UC Louvain and Tilburg. Professional Roles: Co-founding President of the Society for Affective Science, Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Affective Science , and Fellow of major psychological and scientific societies. Labs/Teams: Directs the Stanford Psychophysiology Lab, collaborating on projects involving neuroimaging, psychophysiological assessment, and computational modeling of emotion processes.

Jürgen Königمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Nutritional Sciences
• Eating Behavior
• Public Health Nutrition
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jürgen König is a full professor at the Department of Nutritional Sciences , University of Vienna, leading the Research Professorship Specialized Human Nutrition . His work bridges psychological and physiological dimensions of eating behavior, with additional focus on population-level nutritional assessment in Austria. Academic Rank: Professor Department: Nutritional Sciences Research Focus: Hunger/satiety mechanisms, Public health nutrition, Food safety Key research themes include: Psychological drivers of eating behaviors (stress, food craving, sensory cues) Physiological regulation of nutrient homeostasis National nutrition surveys assessing dietary patterns Caloric restriction and metabolic adaptation Child and adolescent hydration/nutrition policies Recent publications highlight: Mechanistic studies on caloric restriction effects (2025) Pandemic impacts on school nutrition (2024) Global obesity/diabetes trends analysis (2024) Behavioral nudging in food selection (2024) Microbiota's role in dietary interventions (2023) Contact: juergen.koenig@univie.ac.at | Sekretariat: sekretariat.ew@univie.ac.at

Megan Rennaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Clinical Psychology
• Clinical Health Psychology
• Emotion Regulation
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Megan Renna is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University's Teachers College and completed a postdoctoral fellowship funded by the National Cancer Institute at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between psychological and physical health, particularly how emotion regulation and negative emotionality contribute to chronic disease risk in breast cancer survivors and healthy adults. Education: Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology (2019) and M.Ph. (2018) from Teachers College, Columbia University Training: Predoctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center Her work bridges clinical psychology, psychophysiology, and behavioral medicine through studies on inflammation, autonomic dysfunction, and cancer survivorship. Recent publications examine metabolic syndrome, smartwatch body composition metrics, and couples' health dynamics. Key research themes include stress reactivity, emotion regulation therapy, and biobehavioral pathways linking mental states to physiological outcomes. Dr. Renna teaches Advanced Psychopathology and can be reached at Megan.Renna@usm.edu. Her methodological expertise spans experimental worry inductions, longitudinal studies, and psychometric scale development, with a focus on reducing distress disorders through emotion regulation interventions.

Margaret Bublitzمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Perinatal Mental Health
• Integrated Behavioral Health
• Mindfulness-Based Interventions
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Margaret Bublitz is Associate Professor at Brown University with joint appointments in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior , Department of Medicine , and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology . She holds secondary appointments at the School of Public Health as Senior Investigator and Behavioral and Social Sciences faculty member. Dr. Bublitz earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology (2010) from the University of British Columbia, followed by postdoctoral training in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine at Brown Medical School. Her research focuses on: Psychological stress pathways to adverse perinatal outcomes Maternal childhood maltreatment effects on neurobiology Mindfulness interventions for hypertension and preterm birth prevention Her 15 most recent publications demonstrate expertise in perinatal mental health , sleep-disordered breathing , HPA axis regulation , and fetal neurodevelopment , with significant collaborations in neuroendocrinology and maternal-infant health disparities . Scientific recognition includes: 2024-2025 Global Fulbright Scholarship 2022 Brown Early Career Research Achievement Award Multiple NIH and foundation grants exceeding $6 million Bublitz leads NIH-funded projects examining mechanisms of mindfulness training (R01HL157288) and serves as mentor in the MORPHE Trial for digital maternal health innovations. She is a licensed psychologist and active member of Brown's Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Institute and Mindfulness Center .

• Virtual Reality
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Augmented Reality
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marc Erich Latoschik is a Professor in the Department of Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Würzburg, Germany. He previously held roles at Bayreuth University, Bielefeld University, and FHTW Berlin. His research focuses on virtual and augmented reality, embodiment, human-computer interaction, and applications in health, education, and social systems. Education: Completed his PhD in 2001 at Bielefeld University with a thesis on multimodal interaction in virtual reality. Research Interests: Embodied interaction, virtual embodiment, presence and plausibility in VR/AR, avatar design, social virtual reality, health applications (e.g., VR therapy for body image issues), and XR security/privacy. Active in developing frameworks like Reality Stack I/O and MAIL for VR/AR research. Key Projects: ViTraS study on body image exercises in VR, avatars for mass use via smartphone reconstruction, and motion-based biometrics in XR. Collaborates with medical teams on cybersickness detection and emergency training simulations. Labs/Teams: Leads research groups on immersive technologies and social VR applications. Involved in interdisciplinary projects combining HCI, AI, and healthcare.

Shufang Sunمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Mindfulness-based interventions
• mHealth (mobile health)
• Global mental health
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Shufang Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University’s School of Public Health, and Associate Director of the Mindfulness Center. Her work focuses on understanding how stress, trauma, and systemic inequities contribute to health disparities, particularly among marginalized populations like LGBTQ+ individuals, youth, and communities affected by HIV. She develops mindfulness-based, technology-mediated interventions to promote mental health and reduce stigma, with a global focus including China, the Philippines, and Ukraine. Education: PhD in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (2018). Research interests include mindfulness interventions, mHealth (mobile health), global mental health, HIV prevention, minority stress, and stigma reduction. Her work emphasizes community-engaged research and rigorous evidence synthesis through meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Current projects include interventions for displaced Ukrainians, suicide prevention in rural China, and HIV prevention among transgender women in the Philippines. Her interventions address topics like queer resilience, pandemic mental health, and health equity for vulnerable groups. Awards include the APA’s Barbara Smith Early Career Award and Brown University’s Early Career Research Achievement Award. Grants: Principal investigator on NIH-funded projects totaling over $7.5M, including a $3M R24 grant for mindfulness evidence synthesis and a $621K NIMH grant for school-based suicide prevention in China. Labs/Teams: Director of the Mindfulness for Health Equity Lab, collaborating with global researchers on stigma reduction and digital health innovations.

Kelsey A. Bonfilsمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Clinical Psychology
• Social Cognition
• Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorders
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Kelsey A. Bonfils is a Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professor and Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she directs the Social Cognition & Recovery in Schizophrenia (SCORS) Lab. Her academic journey includes a PhD and MS in Clinical Psychology from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, and a BS from the same institution. Dr. Bonfils' research focuses on social cognition mechanisms in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, examining contributing factors like sleep disturbance and developing interventions to improve recovery outcomes. Her work spans clinical psychology applications for adults with serious mental illness, psychosis risk, and emotion regulation processes. She maintains active professional affiliations with the American Psychological Association, Society for Research in Psychopathology, and International Society of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. Her publication portfolio demonstrates strong research trends in: Social cognition and metacognition in psychotic disorders Sleep-psychopathology relationships Innovative psychotherapies for serious mental illness Mental health disparities and treatment accessibility Veterans' mental health services Dr. Bonfils has received the distinguished Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professorship recognizing her contributions to clinical psychology research. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses including Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Psychology Practicum, and Adult Psychotherapy. At the SCORS Lab, Dr. Bonfils leads research on social cognitive processes and recovery-oriented interventions for individuals with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, with current projects investigating sleep-social cognition interactions and metacognitive therapies.

• Clinical Psychology
• Health Psychology
• Substance Use Disorders
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Laura Robinson is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology , University of Wollongong. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology and extensive teaching experience in behavioral sciences, statistics, and applied psychology. Education : PhD in Psychology (2017), Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (2010), Bachelor of Psychology (2009), and Bachelor of Aviation (2004) Her research focuses on vulnerable populations, particularly women and youth, with expertise in substance use disorders, eating disorders, mental health comorbidity, and health equity. She has published extensively on residential treatment outcomes, continuing care interventions, and stigma reduction in mental healthcare. Recent publications highlight longitudinal analyses of psychological distress, weight stigma, and integrated approaches to substance use and physical health. She supervises PhD students on topics like veterans' mental health, methamphetamine use, and suicide prevention. Laura has received funding from internal and external sources, including grants for stimulant use interventions and health literacy studies. She serves on committees like the Australasian Professional Society for Alcohol and Drugs and contributes to peer-reviewed journals as a reviewer.

• Computational Neuroscience
• Theoretical Neuroscience
• Reinforcement Learning
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Nathaniel D. Daw serves as the Huo Professor in Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience and Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at Princeton University, based at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. His research integrates computational modeling with experimental neuroscience to investigate fundamental mechanisms of learning and decision-making. Daw's research focuses on computational and theoretical neuroscience, specializing in reinforcement learning, memory systems, and decision-making processes. He examines how neural circuits represent value, update beliefs through experience, and balance model-based versus model-free control strategies. His work frequently bridges theoretical frameworks with behavioral and neural data to explain phenomena ranging from habitual behavior to flexible cognitive control. Analysis of his 2025 publications reveals dominant themes in neural replay mechanisms, individual differences in learning trajectories, and clinical applications to eating disorders. His work increasingly incorporates large language models for psychological assessment while maintaining core focus on interpretable cognitive architectures and hierarchical planning. Daw maintains active research operations through the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, an interdisciplinary hub fostering collaboration between computational modelers, neuroscientists, and psychologists to advance understanding of neural mechanisms underlying cognition.