My main research interest is in the area of personality and social psychology, specifically, vulnerability factors to depression across the lifespan and interpersonal functioning. My research topics include: vulnerability factors in postpartum depression; attachment and psychological adjustment in children, adolescents, and mothers; perfectionism; self-esteem; self-criticism/dependency, distress and depression, suicidality, self-esteem, humor styles, and PTSD. For a list of publications, please see:

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Currently, I serve as an Associate Editor for Self and Identity and Consulting Editor for Individual Differences Research, and am on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, and Consultation, and of the International Journal of Stress Management.