About Alexandra Rodman
Dr. Rodman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Center for Cognitive and Brain Health. Dr. Rodman completed her PhD in Psychology (Clinical Science) and Postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University. She completed her clinical internship at the Boston VA. She earned her BA in Clinical Psychology at Tufts University.
A Clinical Psychologist by training, her interdisciplinary research bridges the disciplines of developmental cognitive neuroscience and clinical science. Her work centers on the social worlds of teens, examining how social experiences interact with ongoing cognitive and brain development to increase risk for mental health problems during adolescence, a period of heightened vulnerability. More specifically, her research studies how social processing and behavior during adolescence are distinct from children and adults, whether such differences increase risk for mental health problems, and evaluates how social factors can be leveraged to promote resilience in the face of stress. Using advanced quantitative methods, her work integrates experimental and observational approaches, including novel behavioral tasks, neuroimaging (MRI), and digital phenotyping of real-world behavior via mobile phones. This work lays the foundation for future translational clinical research, ultimately aimed at improving the wellbeing of adolescents.
Our work centers on the social worlds of teens, investigating how social experiences interact with ongoing cognitive and brain development to increase risk for mental health problems during adolescence, a period of heightened vulnerability.