Lab
Current members of the Social Emotions Lab
Griffin Colaizzi
My research focuses on collective action, moral reasoning, and intergenerational beneficence. Specifically, I am interested in developing interventions to foster pro-environmental collective action, policy support, and long-term cooperation across generations. My work also investigates how psychological drivers—such as empathy and moral obligations to future others—can enhance these efforts and motivate sustainable, prosocial behaviors.
Alexandra Gray
Broadly, my research focuses on how positive emotions and positive interpersonal interactions can affect well-being and connecting with others. In particular, my research examines how gratitude expressions shape observers’ perceptions of the grateful person and their benefactor and how these impressions impact behavior toward these individuals. My research also explores the effects of sharing positive events on emotion experiences and whether specific positive emotions drive the intrapersonal and interpersonal benefits of social capitalization.
Lab Alumni/ae:
Monica Bartlett, Associate Professor of Psychology, Gonzaga University
Julia Braverman, Associate Director of Patient Experience, Celgene
Matthew Coleman, Executive Director, Giving Multiplier
Paul Condon, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Southern Oregon University
Leah Dickens, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Kenyon College
Fredrick Duong, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto
Shanyu Kates, Data Analyst, HubSpot
Daniel Lim, Assistant Professor, Adelphi University
Piercarlo Valdesolo, Associate Professor of Psychology, Claremont McKenna College
Lisa Williams, Associate Professor of Psychology, University of New South Wales
Jolie Wormwood, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of New Hampshire