Psychology Faculty Profiles
Robin Nusslock, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Clinical Psychology
Arriving Fall 2010
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Research Interests
My research focus is the development and examination of integrative biopsychosocial models of bipolar disorder and unipolar depression. With regards to bipolar disorder, my research examines hyper-responsivity to reward relevant stimuli and approach system dysregulation among bipolar spectrum individuals using psychosocial indices, quantitative EEG, and fMRI. With regards to unipolar depression, my research goal is to extend cognitive theories of depression by integrating these theories with recent neurophysiological models of depression.
Selected Publications
Bipolar Disorder
Nusslock, R. Abramson, L.Y., Harmon-Jones, E., Alloy, L.B. & Coan, J.A. (in press).
Psychosocial interventions for bipolar disorder: Perspective from the behavioral approach
system (BAS) dysregulation theory. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice.
Alloy, L.B., Abramson, L.Y., Walshaw, P.D., Gerstein, R.K., Keyser, J.D., Whitehouse, W.G., Urosevic, S., Nusslock, R., Hogan, M.E., Harmon-Jones, E. (in press). Behavioral approach system (BAS) relevant cognitive styles and bipolar spectrum disorders: Concurrent and prospective associations. Journal of Abnormal Psychology.
Harmon-Jones, E., Abramson, L.Y., Nusslock, R., Sigleman, J.D., Urosevic, S., Turonie, L., Alloy, L.B., & Fearn, M. (2008). Effect of bipolar disorder on left frontal cortical responses to goals differing in valence and task difficulty. Biological Psychiatry, 63, 693-698.
Nusslock, R., Abramson, L.Y., Harmon-Jones, E., Alloy, L.B. & Hogan, M.E. (2007). The effect of a goal striving life event and the onset of bipolar episodes: Perspective from the behavioral approach system dysregulation theory. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 105-115.
Unipolar Depression
Nusslock, R., Coan, J.A., Abramson, L.Y., & Harmon-Jones, E. (under review). Asymmetrical prefrontal cortical activity moderates the human helplessness effect.
Nusslock, R., Shackman, A.J., Coan, J.A., Harmon-Jones, E., Alloy, L.B., & Abramson, L.Y. (under review). Relations between cognitive and neurophysiological markers of depression.
