Does culture influence people's feelings? To answer this question, our lab uses a variety of methods (survey, archival, interview, observational, experimental, experience sampling, and psychophysiological) to compare people's affect (i.e., emotions, moods, and other feeling states) within and across cultures. Our goal is to produce research and theory that broaden our current understandings of affect and culture in ways that are both scientifically and clinically useful.

Our projects are funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Stanford Office of Licensing and Technology, and the Case Western Institute for Unlimited Love.