Rebecca Compton

Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology

Biography

Education

B.A., Vassar College

M.A. and Ph.D., University of Chicago

Research

My research investigates the neural basis of emotion and attention. I am particularly focused on emotion-cognition relationships that are associated with individual differences in anxiety and depression. My recent research has examined the roles of the left and right cerebral hemispheres in emotional function; how information is communicated between the two sides of the brain; and neural processes that implement self-regulatory functions, such as regulating emotions and controlling on-line adjustments in cognitive performance. I rely upon both cognitive and psychophysiological (EEG/ERP) methods to address these questions.