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George A. Bonanno, Ph.D. is a Professor of Clinical Psychology. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1991. His research and scholarly interests have centered on the question of how human beings cope with loss, trauma and other forms of extreme adversity, with an emphasis on resilience and the salutary role of flexible coping and emotion regulatory processes. Professor Bonanno’s recent empirical and theoretical work has focused on defining and documenting adult resilience in the face of loss or potential traumatic events, and on identifying the range of psychological and contextual variables that predict both psychopathological and resilient outcomes. In 2019, he received lifetime achievement awards from both the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). He is most recent book is The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells us about Life After Loss (Basic Books). Email:  gab38@columbia.edu

Rohini is a sixth-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program. She received her B.A. in Neurobiology from Cornell University and a M.A. in Psychology in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research interests focus on exploring the emotion regulation and flexiblity in a family unit and the resulting impact on psychopathology and adjustment. 

Email: rb3017@tc.columbia.edu; instagram: @familyflexstudy 

Email: it2293@tc.columbia.edu

Xi Pan is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology Ph.D. program. She received her B.A. in Public Administration from Soochow University, Master's in Public Administration from Penn State University, and Master's in Social Work from Boston College. Her research interests include 1) Psychosocial adjustment and predictors of resilient outcomes following potentially traumatic events. She is particularly interested in mapping trajectories of dysfunction and resilience in the aftermath of suicide loss. 2) How regulatory flexibility links to posttraumatic outcomes by exploring the underlying cognitive and psychophysiological mechanisms. Email: xp2201@tc.columbia.edu

Daniel Morton is a fourth-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. He received a B.S. in Economics and Supply Chain Management from Arizona State University. He also served 6 years in the U.S. Army as an Iraqi Arabic linguist. His research interests include the relationship of resilience and emotional flexibility with military suicide and depression.

Austin is a second-year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology PhD. program. He is interested in the motivational and self-regulatory processes at work in individual reactions to aversive events. His current research examines how a flexibility mindset supports more engaged and flexible coping responses in daily life. Austin has an additional strong interest in psychological measurement, and his current projects involve the design, administration, and analysis of repeated, momentary measures.

Austin received a BA in Philosophy from the University of Chicago, an MA in Philosophy from Columbia University, and an MA in Psychology and Education (Clinical Psychology) from Teachers College. 

Email: ab4909@tc.columbia.edu

Kyle is a first-year doctoral student in the Clinical Psychology Program. He received his B.A. in Communication from Denison University and an M.A. in Psychological Science from James Madison University. Prior to graduate school, Kyle worked for several years as an educator and college football coach. His research interests include the conceptualization and measurement of the relationship between beliefs about adversity and regulatory flexibility.