Coan, James A.
Primary Appointment
Professor, Psychology
Education
- BS, Psychology, University of Washington
- MA, Clinical Psychology, University of Arizona
- Postdoc, Affective Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- PhD, Psychology, University of Arizona
Contact Information
PO Box 400400
Gilmer Hall, Dept. Psychology
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Telephone: 434-243-2323
Email: jac3zt@virginia.edu
Website: http://www.jamescoan.com
Research Disciplines
Neuroscience, Psychology
Research Interests
Neuroscience of Emotional Expression and Individual Emotion-Regulation Capabilities
Research Description
I am interested in the neuroscience of emotional expression and individual emotion-regulation capabilities, as well as the social regulation of neural processes underlying emotional responses. These interests are necessarily multidisciplinary, requiring a diversity tools and methods from observational behavior coding to electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Additional interests include research methodology (particularly with regard to laboratory emotion elicitation), and behavior genetics.
Our research focuses on the neural bases of emotional behavior, regulation, and experience, including a particular interest in the social regulation of neural processes underlying emotional responses. These interests integrate a variety of tools and methods, including observational behavior coding to electroencephalography (EEG) to functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
RAs are typically involved in a number of activities, including running experiments, entering and analyzing data, and completing literature searches. There tends to be an emphasis on learning about and utilizing psychophysiological methods.
Contact: James Coan.
Website: www.jamescoan.com