VASSAR Emotions Laboratory

Vassar College Department of Psychology Director: Michele M. Tugade, Ph.D. Blodgett Hall 024 – 025 Lab:   (845) 437-7529 Fax:   (845) 437-7538

Welcome to the Vassar Emotions Laboratory! Our laboratory investigates the psychology of emotions, coping, and resilience. Emotions are multifaceted, dynamic, and emergent phenomena that unfold over time. As such, the study of emotions requires approaches that examine the interplay between several processes. Members of the laboratory work together to investigate a number of topics, including: positive emotions, coping, and health; individual differences in positive affective dispositions; the mechanisms of psychological resilience; and the structure and dynamics of emotional experience and regulation. Our empirical studies incorporate multiple research methods, including laboratory-based experiments, psychophysiological measurement procedures, and experience-sampling methodology. people | publications | research | links | contact