The Emotion Group is an activity for the trainees appointed to the Training Program in Emotion Research. If you would like to be added or removed from the email announcement list, please contact us at emotiont32grant@bi.wisc.edu. To view past Emotion Group schedules, visit the Emotion Group Archives.
Schedule of Emotion Group Meetings for 2025-2026
Friday, October 24th, 2:00-3:00pm
Discussion Leader: Randy Lee
Topic: Gratitude and Costly Prosocial Behavior
Article: This paper challenges the claim that gratitude reinforces complacency. Across seven studies (N = 210,975), we show that people higher in trait gratitude are more likely to engage in costly prosocial actions that advance the greater good. This paper is currently under review. PDF Link. Supplemental Materials.
Meeting Link: Emotion Group Zoom
Friday, November 14th, 1:00-2:00pm
Discussion Leader: Estelle Higgins
Topic: Immune-Brain Dialogues in Depression
Articles:
Miller, A. H. (2025). Advancing an inflammatory subtype of major depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 182(6). DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20250289
Meeting Link: Emotion Group Zoom
Friday, December 12th, 2:00-3:00pm
Discussion Leader: Zishan Jiwani
Topic: Making Precision Medicine Clinically Applicable
Articles: This article explores opportunities and barriers—clinical, technical, statistical, and contextual—to implementing precision treatment methods in clinical practice and offers a roadmap for overcoming them to make precision mental health care more feasible and effective in real-world settings.
Deisenhofer, A., Barkham, M., Beierl, E. T., et al. (2024). Implementing precision methods in personalizing psychological therapies: Barriers and possible ways forward. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 172, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104443
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Friday, January 16th, 2:00-3:00pm
Discussion Leader: Caroline Swords
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Friday, February 13th, 2:00-3:00pm
Discussion Leader: Veronika Kobrinsky
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Friday, March 20th, 2:00-3:00pm
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Friday, May 8th, 2:00-3:00pm
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Questions, comments, or concerns can be sent to Jane Lambert at emotiont32grant@bi.wisc.edu.