Current Research Projects

Holiday Conflict Study: We recently collected data spanning the 9-weeks surrounding the major US holiday season (November till January) with diaries 3x a week. We are in the process of analyzing these data to examine a number of research questions. In one project, we will explore how conflict and tension ebb and flow across this time-period, and whether there are meaningful differences in the amount of conflict and tension experienced across a multitude of relationship types (family, friends, work colleagues, romantic partner). In another project using these data, we will explore how work-family conflict is experienced during this time period, and how fluctuations in work-family conflict are associated with burnout and relationship satisfaction.

2024 US Presidential Election Study: We collected 4-week daily diary data surrounding the two-weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election until the two-weeks following the election. We have multiple projects coming from these data, including one project that explores how co-rumination about political issues is associated with everyday political action, and another project examining how shared laughter with others regarding politics is associated with feelings of connectedness and shared reality.

Racial Discrimination and Social Emotion Regulation: We are currently running a series of experiments exploring social emotion regulation in the context of racial discrimination. In particular, we are examining how individuals perceive a number of different emotion regulation responses (e.g., co-ruminative responses vs. responses that include types of reappraisal) from a friend after disclosure of the discriminatory experience. We hope to understand how certain ways of responding in such situations influence affect, perceptions of responsiveness, and even motivation to engage in political action against similar issues.

Perceptions of IPV in the Workplace: We are currently planning a series of studies to examine how individuals perceive employees at work who experience work-related disruptions due to intimate partner violence, versus other more “typical” work disruptions. We will explore how individuals perceive women’s agency in these scenarios, and how that influences down-stream work outcomes.