I am a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Drew University and a 2025-2026 Segal Center fellow at HxA. My work: the role and skills of affect regulation in the service of constructive dialogue and constructive disagreement; facilitating conversations on challenging topics among students, faculty, and administrators; constructive disagreement, constructive dialogue, and civic education; and how constant connectivity and "digital detoxing" impact connection and engagement.
Engagement as an HxA Member:
Presented at HxA Virtual Event, Summit, or Conference
Featured in HxA Member Story
Guest on HxA Podcast
HxA Writers Group Member or Veteran
Active Moderator of an HxCommunity
Active HxA Campus Community Co-Chair
Author of essay in inquisitive magazine or HxA's blog
Former or Current Faculty Fellow at HxA's Segal Center for Academic Pluralism
Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Professor of Psychology, Drew University
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
Film Screening + Talk
Constitution Day Event
Classroom Visit
Workshop
Podcast
Debate or Forum
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
affective regulation, constructive disagreement, and constructive dialogue; addressing the concept creep of trauma on campus; constructive dialogue, constructive disagreement, and civic education programs; constant connectivity, digital detoxing, and engagement
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Days/Month/Year):
none
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
Social Sciences
Modality of Event :
In Person and/or Virtual
Willingness to be recorded:
Willing
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
$1,000-$2,499 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Thinking Through Feeling: How Affect Regulation Enables Critical Discourse, University of Wyoming, 2026
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Political Stress, Emotion Regulation, and Mental Health, Open Therapy Institute, 2026