Lisa Feldman Barrett, PhD is a university distinguished professor at Northeastern University with appointments at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School. Her lab is developing a systems-level model of brain and body mechanisms to unify human affect, emotion, motivation, cognition and action. She takes a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating methods and concepts from a range of disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, physiology, anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, evolutionary and developmental biology, computer science, engineering and the history of science. She is the recipient of a NIH Director’s Pioneer Award for transformative research, the Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association (APA). She is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society of Canada, and a number of other honorific societies. She is also a former president of the APS. She has testified before the US Congress, is the Chief Science Officer for the Center for Law, Brain and Behavior at MGH, and actively engages in informal science education for the public via popular books, articles and public lectures. She has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Waterloo.
Events
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New Ideas for Substance Use Condition Treatment: Could Psychedelics Help?
March 19, 2024, 12:30 PM Register for this event here! This event will provide an overview of psychedelic treatments, including ibogaine … »
The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior - February 23, 2024
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Young, Vulnerable, and Betrayed: What can be done to help America’s most vulnerable children?
December 7, 2023, 12:00 PM ET A child born in America today has a 37% chance of having their welfare … »
The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior - November 22, 2023
Publications
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CLBB Publishes “Justice for Emerging Adults after Jones” in the NYU Law Review
The Center for Law, Brain and Behavior published a co-authored article, “Justice for Emerging Adults After Jones: The Rapidly Developing … »
The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior - June 2, 2022
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Juvenile (in) Justice: The Role of Science and Advocacy in Juvenile Sentencing Post-Jones
In Fall 2021, law students at Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) under the direction of Professor Stevie Leahy began investigation into … »
The Center for Law, Brain & Behavior - April 22, 2022
Resources
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Harvard Catalyst announces pilot funding for adolescent mental health
The Child Health Program put out an RFA for research on mood dysregulation and violence in the second decade of life. »
admin2 - October 9, 2014
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Elder Justice Initiative
The Elder Justice website intends to be a resource for victims of elder abuse and financial exploitation and their families, practitioners, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and researchers. »
US Department of Justice and admin2 - October 7, 2014