Kathryn L. Ossenfort, Ph.D.


Postdoctoral Researcher

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My research focuses on how individuals experience and regulate their emotions. I received my BA in Psychology from Binghamton University in 2013 and my PhD in Psychology from Northeastern University in 2020. At Northeastern I worked in the Lifespan Emotional Development Lab with Dr. Derek Isaacowitz where I studied emotional and emotion regulatory processes in younger and older adults. I am particularly interested in how individual differences, such as age and emotional goals, influence which strategies are selected and are most effective. My current research in the EBBL aims to identify potential individual differences in the experience and regulation of emotions that may reliably predict task performance under stress.