Kymberlee M. O'Brien
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I am excited to be moving into a new position in Physiological Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience-a bit back to my roots from the Brandeis Center for Neuroscience and the Wingfield lab.
My research interests include:
-Social psychophysiological responses to stress, intergroup interactions, discrimination, stigma, and related appraisal processes.
-Autonomic nervous system and neuroendocrine monitoring on health outcomes.
-Social class and health disparities, etiology and epidemiology of disease outcomes related to social processes.
-Social emotions (e.g., shame, pride, empathy) in shaping physiology, appraisal, and behavior (e.g., self-esteem, morality, relationship formation and maintenance).
-Mind-body interactions on resilience and health.
Primary Interests:
- Health Psychology
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Intergroup Relations
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
Journal Articles:
- O'Brien, K. (2012). Healthy, Wealthy, Wise? Psychosocial Factors Influencing the Socioeconomic Status-Health Gradient. J Health Psychol doi: 10.1177/1359105311433345
- O’Brien, Tronick, & Moore (2012). Relationship between Hair Cortisol and Perceived Chronic Stress in a Diverse Sample. Stress and Health.
Other Publications:
- O’Brien, Afzal, & Tronick, (2012). Relational psychophysiology and mutual regulation during dyadic therapeutic and developmental relating. Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person Centered Approach: Connections Beyond Psychotherapy, Eds. Jef Cornelius-White, Renate Motschnig, Michael Lux.
- O'Brien, K. (2011). Moral Certainty Under Stress: Physiological and Psychological influences on Moral Judgments.
- O’Brien, Koslov, Argo, & Mendes, (2010). Embodied Bias: Explicit attitudes and Psychophysiology during Arab/White intergroup interactions (abstract). Observer Vol.23, No.6 July/August, 2010
- O’Brien & Moore (2011). Early Life Stress, the Development of Physiological Stress Systems, and Potential Personality Moderators (abstract). International Journal of Developmental Psychobiology, 53(7), 761.
- O’Brien & Moore (2011). Subjective and Objective Socioeconomic Status influences Differential Autonomic Stress Reactivity (abstract). International Journal of Developmental Psychobiology, 53(7),761.
- O’Brien, Tronick, & Moore (2012). Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in Biological and Perceived Chronic Stress: Does Group Identification Matter? escholarship.umassmed.edu.
- O’Brien, Wingfield & Rohleder, (2011). Low Vagal Tone predicts greater Threat Perceptions and Refusal to harm Others in Socio-Moral Judgments After Social Stress. Psychophysiology, 48 (supplement 1), 593.
Courses Taught:
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Foundations of Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Physiological Psychology
- Psychophysiology
- Social Psychology Lecture
- Social Psychology Research Lab
- Social Psychology Seminar
- Statistics
Kymberlee M. O'Brien
Boston, Massachusetts 02138
United States of America