Zita Oravecz
Zita Oravecz, PhD, is a Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at The Pennsylvania State University (PennState; PSU), a faculty co-hire at the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences at PSU, a long-time collaborator and friend of the HEART Lab. Zita’s research (see her lab website here) has focused on developing and disseminating innovative computational and statistical techniques for addressing questions related to emotional and cognitive functioning and development. She is currently a co-Principal Investigator for the Love Across Cultures Project.
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Stacey Doan
Dr. Doan's work focuses on examining the biological, social and individual correlates of physical health and psychological well-being, with a particular interest on emotions and stress. Moreover, her work is focused on understanding the role of social relationships, environmental and contextual factors that may support healthy adaptation and development. She approaches her studies through the lens of the cultural-fit hypothesis, which emphasizes the person-situation interaction and highlights how psychological processes may vary across cultures and contexts. This understanding would lead to different solutions to the same problems of healthy adaptation and development, as well as acknowledging different strengths.
Her work has been funded by the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the National Institute for Child Health and Development, the National Science Foundation as well as multiple private foundations. She has been published in the top developmental and health journals.
Dr. Doan regularly speaks on resilience in the context of stress, raising healthy and happy children, and the application of psychology to interviewing and negotiation.
Her book the Social Foundations of Emotions: Developmental, Cultural and Clinical Dimensions is published by the American Psychological Association.
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Jessie Stern
Jessica Stern, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Pomona College and director of the Family, Attachment, and eMpathy (FAM) Lab. A proud alum of the Claremont Colleges (PO ’12), she went on to her PhD in child psychology from the University of Maryland. She has more than 10 years of experience conducting research with children and families and recently completed a National Research Service Award fellowship from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development at the University of Virginia.
