B.A., 2010, Wellesley College

sohyun.han@usc.edu
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Sohyun's research aims to 1) investigate how child adversity leads to an increased risk of interpersonal conflicts in adolescence and adulthood, and 2) to identify the protective factors that may interrupt this vulnerability and lead to resilience. Toward that aim, she received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2014 to understand the interplay among vocal, behavioral, and physiological indices of emotion during emotionally-charged discussions between dating partners. In this project, she is particularly interested in exploring whether vocal reactivity is a key mechanism by which child adversity sensitizes individuals to interpersonal conflicts in adulthood. Additionally, she is interested in coding audio samples from dating partners at home to better understand day-to-day markers of risk and resilience within dating relationships.