Assistant Professor at Portland State University

I started my tenure-track job as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Fall 2024. Please see my new lab website: healthybalancelab.com


I aim to use my research to make work-life balance more feasible and healthier for everyone. I draw from training in occupational health psychology and psychoneuroimmunology to study how experiences with work and family can affect psychological and physiological indicators of stress. I am particularly interested in how positive experiences can build resilience to stress.
My research is guided by the following questions:
  1. How do we physiologically “take work home with us”? How can work stress dysregulate our bodies?
  2. How do the psychological highs and lows from work and family operate in tandem to affect our health?
  3. How can positive experiences with work and family build resilience to stress?
  4. How can we stay healthy while managing rich, rewarding work and family lives?

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email. If you would like a copy of my CV, click here.