My research examines how decision making and everyday problem solving evolve throughout the adult life span. It also focuses on the roles that interpersonal closeness and one's capacity for emotion regulation have on cognition.

Currently, the Lifespan Social Cognition Lab is working on projects examining the role of motivation in age-related differences in emotion recognition. Additional projects will involve measuring the extent to which young and older participants are conscious of their motivational states and whether or not these states may be manipulated in a non-conscious fashion. Please contact me by phone or e-mail or stop by my office if you are interested in chatting about our projects. If you are a student who is interested in possibly gaining some research experience, please drop by my office or send me an e-mail and we can set up an appointment to talk.

My teaching interests include instruction on the psychological processes that change as we grow older (e.g., cognitive, social, and emotional development). Senior citizens are a valuable part of our community, so I am committed to helping students learn about those factors underlying the decisions and lifestyles of today's active seniors.

Courses

• PSY 100 - Introductory Psychology and Honors Introductory Psychology
• PSY 405 - Cognitive Psychology
• PSY 423 - Psychology of Adult Life and Aging

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