Hi there! My name is Adrienne.

I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I received my BA in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies, completing a senior thesis with Dr. Kristen Lindquist and (then grad student) Dr. Jenn MacCormack. After college, I spent two years as a project coordinator for Dr. Adam Bryant Miller and Dr. Margaret Sheridan in the Child Imaging Research on Cognition and Life Experiences Lab at UNC. Currently, I work with Dr. Kristen Lindquist in the Carolina Affective Science Lab. I am a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and a UNC Royster Society Fellow.

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What I do…

I collaborate on federally-funded projects examining the social, psychological, and physiological factors that shape emotion. I have 6+ years of experience using methods from social and health psychology including surveys, behavioral experiments, experience sampling, and physiological measurement. I have specialized training in advanced quantitative methods (i.e., structural equation modeling, hierarchical modeling), and am passionate about engaging in interdisciplinary and inclusive research practices. Check out my latest research in projects.
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Social Stress and Health

Historical, systemic, and interpersonal stressors leave a lasting impact on the brain and body. I am interested in the neurobiological mechanisms through which social stress is linked to adverse mental and physical health outcomes.

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Adrienne S. Bonar

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