MEMBERS

MAYA TAMIR, PHD

DIRECTOR

Maya Tamir is a full professor of psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She received her PhD in social-personality psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Stanford University.

DANFEI HU

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW

I received my Ph.D. in social psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. My research program uses a multilevel approach to examine why some people succeed while others fail to achieve their goals. My current work focuses on how people pursue emotion goals, when and how their emotion goals change, and the downstream consequences of these changes on well-being.

SHIR MIZRAHI LAKAN

DOCTORAL STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology, and a M.A. in clinical child Psychology. My Ph.D. focuses on emotion regulation and psychopathology.

LISYA KASPI

DOCTORAL STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology and MSc in Clinical Psychology.

I am interested in cross-cultural differences in emotion regulation.

NOY ZEIRA

DOCTORAL STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology and Management from Tel Aviv University and a M.A. in Clinical Psychology from the Hebrew University.

My Ph.D. focuses on emotion regulation and psychopathology.

SHIR GINOSAR YAARI

DOCTORAL STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Psychological Research from The Hebrew University.

My PhD will focus on emotion regulation in romantic relationships. I am interested in why people are motivated to regulate the emotions of others and their own emotions, and in which situations emotion regulation improves relationships.

OMRI MAOR

MASTER'S STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology and Philosophy from the Hebrew University.

I am interested in the ways an individual's social environment affects how they feel, think, and behave.

NOA BOKER SEGAL

MASTER'S STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology and Sociology from the Hebrew University.

I am interested in interpersonal emotion regulation.

SAMUEL MEYERS

MASTER'S STUDENT

I hold a B.A. in Psychology from Reichman University.

I am interested in the differences between emotion regulation and mood regulation.

AVISHAI ELLA

MASTER'S STUDENT

I received my B.A. in Behavioral Sciences at Ben Gurion University, as part of the "Eitan" honors program for interdisciplinary excellence.

My current research interests lie at the intersection of emotion and culture. I am interested in the different ways cultural scripts shape emotional experiences and emotion regulation.