Research Team

	Koraly Perez-Edgar Dr. Perez-Edgar received her A.B. in psychology from Dartmouth College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University. Dr. Perez-Edgar’s training to date has been under the mentorship of Dr. Jerome Kagan at Harvard University, Dr. Nathan A. Fox at the University of Maryland, and Dr. Daniel S. Pine at the NIMH. Dr. Perez-Edgar’s research focuses on the relations between temperament and psychopathology with an eye to potential moderating mechanisms. In conducting her work, Dr. Perez-Edgar has taken a multi-method approach involving direct observation of behavior, cognitive functioning, psychophysiology, and neuroimaging. Dr. Perez-Edgar is the recipient of numerous awards including an NIMH K01 Career Development Award, a NARSAD Young Investigator Award, a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship. Curriculum Vitae

	Katie Nelson Katie received her B.S. in psychology from the University of Mary Washington in 2008. She is now employed full time as lab coordinator here at the Cognition, Affect and Temperament Lab at George Mason University. Her research interests include positive and health psychology, emotion, the benefits of happiness, and intervention and prevention techniques to promote psychological flourishing. She wishes to pursue a graduate degree in social psychology after she finishes her work at Mason. Curriculum Vitae

	Claire Cole Claire received her B.A. in psychology from Georgetown University in 2004 and is currently working on a Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason. From 2004-2007, she worked as a research assistant in the Georgetown University Pharmacology Department. Her work has focused on research with both primates and rats. Her primate research centered on motor disorders relating to Parkinson’s disease, while rat studies focused on the cognitive effects of early treatment with anti-epileptic drugs. Her research interests include temperamental and emotional development. Curriculum Vitae

	Daniel Zapp Daniel earned his B.S. in psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and is currently working on his Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason. He worked as a research assistant for Dr. Donald McBurney and as a Systems Analyst for a research corporation in Rockville, MD. His research interests include evolutionary psychology and cognitive development in early childhood. Curriculum Vitae

	Deepti Gupta Deepti received her B.A. and M.A. in psychology at the University of Delhi and is currently a first year Masters student in Applied Developmental Psychology at George Mason. She has conducted two research studies namely, Test Anxiety and Parenting Styles: An Indian Perspective and Real-life Moral Dilemmas in Urban Adolescents. Her research interests include temperament and somatoform disorders. Curriculum Vitae