Emotion Development Lab @emdevlab

Research by Maddie Politte-Corn, Kristin Buss, and colleagues examined the associations between autonomic and behavioral indices of emotional reactivity and internalizing symptoms in middle childhood. @maddieapolitte @DrKristinABuss tinyurl.com/46bf3yu9

Research by Politte-Corn, Myruski, Cahill, Pérez-Edgar & Buss (2025): Disentangling the Role of Different Resting-State Neural Markers of Adolescent Behavioral Inhibition and Social Anxiety. @maddieapolitte @_bridgetcahill @Dr_Koraly @PSUPsychology tinyurl.com/2jj2y3v5

New read alert! Check out "The Role Parents Play in Shaping Children's Emotion Regulation," written by our incredible postdoc, Michelle Ramos! psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/grow…

We are hiring! A full-time Research Assistant is sought to work on NIMH- and Penn State-funded studies investigating anxiety and digital media use in adolescents, with a focus on emotion regulation and neurophysiological mechanisms. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Staf…

Sarah Myruski, assistant research professor of psychology, recently contributed to Psychology Today: “Is Adolescent Digital Media Use Linked to Anxiety?” @SMyruski @emdevlab @PSUPsychology @PsychToday #digitaluse #anxiety #adolescents psychologytoday.com/us/blog/growin…

Earlier this month, Penn State Psychologist and Department Head, Dr. Kristin Buss, spent some time with members of Penn State's Chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society in Psychology. Thank you executive members of Psi Chi for a memorable fireside chat.

Maddie Politte-Corn, M.Ed., a second-year graduate student @emdevlab, recently had her article, “Temperament, Peer Relationships, and Social Anxiety in Teens,” featured by Psychology Today. @maddieapolitte @PSUPsychology #socialanxiety #temperament psychologytoday.com/us/blog/growin…

Check out “Temperament, Peer Relationships, and Social Anxiety in Teens,” featured on Psychology Today and curated by second-year graduate student Maddie Politte-Corn. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/growin…

If you missed it, you can now check out the most recent #AskTheExperts webinar: “Anxiety: Youth Mental Health and Digital Media,” featuring our very own Assistant Research Professor and Associate Lab Director Dr. Sarah Myruski! ⁠-youtu.be/PMTRDPheymU?si…

Congrats to Penn State Psychologist Dr. Sarah Myruski for recently receiving a NIH grant to investigate links between adolescent digital media use and anxiety. Interested in participating? Parents of teens ages 15-16 can fill out an interest form here – tinyurl.com/boltpsu