Leah Dickens

Leah Dickens Graduate Student Department of Psychology, 125-NI Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 (617) 373-3541 (office) (617) 373-8714 (fax) dickens.l@husky.neu.edu

Advisor

David Desteno

Research

I am a third-year graduate student working toward a Ph.D. in social psychology with Professor Dave DeSteno. Broadly, my research interests focus on the function of emotions in everyday social interaction. I am interested more specifically in the benefits of positive emotions—gratitude, pride, joy, inspiration—on relationships and well-being. Currently, I am involved in research examining gratitude and its effects on nonverbal behavior and interpersonal sensitivity, as well as research looking into how gratitude and pride might differentially impact social interactions.