Grant writing can be tough, but the rewards can be oh so sweet! Very excited about the work Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 and I have planned as part of this U.S. National Science Foundation fellowship. We're looking at emotion naming, reappraisal, and social support (of course)!

I'll be reviewing PhD apps for admission for Fall 2025 (apply through Developmental)! The fun, hardworking and diverse crew in SAND Lab is doing all kinds of fMRI and behav work on early adversity, inflammation, emotion, adolescence and emerging adulthood. Join us!

It’s been a long time coming, but the final chapter of my dissertation with SAND Lab is now pre-printed! We show that vocal tone 🗣️ (i.e., pitch) plays a role in social support outcomes. What you say is important, but how you say it also matters! doi.org/10.31234/osf.i…

I'm ecstatic to share that starting July 2025, I'll join UC Berkeley as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the UCBerkeley Psychology Department! This is a dream come true for an immigrant from Mexico who left everything and everyone he knew behind to relocate to the US in 2013

ONE MORE WEEK to apply to our computational neuroscience position Pomona College! If you study the computational processes of the brain (broadly defined), and value both teaching and research opportunities, we'd love to see your application.

Get ready for SAS 2025! This year, we'll meet up in Portland, OR, USA from March 20-22. From delicious donuts to riverside walks, Portland is the perfect place to mix science and adventure! 📚🍩🍴Don’t forget—abstracts are due November 8th! 🚨 #SAS2025 #PortlandBound

🚨Social and Affective Neuro folks, the submission portals for abstracts and symposia are open🚨 We're hoping to broaden the audience at SANS, so if you've ever been SANS-curious but haven't applied, now is the time come! See you in Chicago! socialaffectiveneuro.org/conference/

Excited to share (over here) that in January, I'll start as an Asst Professor Simon Fraser University Psych! 🏞️ I'm recruiting a lab manager & my 1st grad student. If you're interested in social cognition/perception, stereotyping, & transformative experiences, check out socosci.com~🦉

We're hiring a lab manager to start this summer in the Logic of Emotion Lab! Please submit CV, cover letter, and reference contact info by Feb 17th for priority review. Description of the lab's research focus, mission, and values are on our website! research-princeton.icims.com/jobs/20420/res…

Psych science folks: only a few days left to submit abstracts for this upcoming summit! We would love to learn about your work and hope to have you join us for this meeting! Harvard Psychology

Can’t wait for this! Hope to see many of you soon #SPSP2025

We’re thrilled to celebrate Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 for co-authoring the Best Paper at Society for Affective Science (Nencheva et al., 2024) and Dan Mirea for winning the Diversity Award! Beyond these achievements, our lab members gave fantastic talks: Erik Nook 🏳️‍🌈 Razia Sahi Dan Mirea Claire Whiting

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