Her research integrates multiple methods, including event-related potentials, neuroimaging, and behavioral measures, to examine emotional processing styles that contribute to the development and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. She earned her Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral research fellowship in the neuroscience of mental health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She recently received a Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation fellowship award to examine neurophysiological predictors of response to cognitive behavior therapy for adolescent depression and was recognized as a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science.