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Overview


I am a fourth-year Psychology & Neuroscience PhD Candidate enrolled through the Cognitive Neuroscience Admitting Program (CNAP). I pursue interdisciplinary research avenues at the intersection of creativity and emotion. In one line of research, I examine the cognitive consequences of engaging with art, including the emotional benefits and aesthetic judgments that arise from viewing and producing art. Secondly, I am also interested in the role of creative thinking in emotion regulation: how does outside-the-box thinking benefit us when facing adverse events? I am primarily housed in Dr. Kevin LaBar's affective neuroscience laboratory, though also work under creativity psychologist Dr. Paul Seli and have rotated with Dr. John Pearson to investigate computational neuroscientific pipelines.

Recent Publications


Selective emotion regulation in creative art production: Psychophysiological reactivity during painting reduces anxiety.

Journal Article iScience · June 20, 2025 Across the literatures of aesthetics, philosophy, and psychology, art has long been revered as a powerful means to enhance mental well-being-a perspective that has been integrated into clinical practices worldwide. While some empirical research supports th ... Full text Link to item Cite
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