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I am currently a Senior Research Associate at Mather Institute, focusing on positive aging and program evaluation. I completed postdoctoral training in the Medical Social Sciences at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

I earned my PhD in Human Development & Social Policy from Northwestern University in 2022. My research focused on uncovering how people can live longer, happier, and healthier lives. Specifically, I am interested in adaptive lifespan development, with an emphasis on the links between emotional processes in context and health and well-being. I also study the influence of close interpersonal relationships (i.e., romantic relationships, platonic friendships, parent-child dyads) on mental and physical health. My research has been published in academic journals like Psychological Science, Emotion, Journal of Adolescent Health, and Developmental Psychobiology.

Research Interests: successful aging, longevity, emotional well-being, emotion regulation, stress, health, autonomic physiology, social relationships, positive affect, intervention science