Anne Leopold
Education
I received my BA in Psychology in 2007 from Smith College (USA) and then worked as a research associate in two different institutes that focus on studying the brain mechanisms involved in specific cognitive and affective operations. Since 2010, I have been enrolled in the Social and Health Psychology research master program at Utrecht University. In this second year, I am conducting my internship and thesis research under the supervision of dr. Catharine Evers and prof. dr. Denise de Ridder.
Research
I am primarily interested in affective processes and how they contribute to or impede our daily functioning. This year, I am focusing specifically on how the automatic regulation of emotions may influence how people react to health messages that evoke fear in order to motivate people to change unhealthy behaviors.
Publications
Leopold, A., Krueger, F., dal Monte, O., Pardini, M., Pulaski, S., Solomon, J., Grafman, J. (in press). Damage to the Left Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Impacts Affective Theory of Mind. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.