Welcome to the Culture and Emotion Lab!

OUR MISSION

Does culture influence people's feelings? To answer this question, our lab uses a variety of methods (survey, archival, interview, observational, experimental, experience sampling, and psychophysiological) to compare people's affect (i.e., emotions, moods, and other feeling states) within and across cultures. Our goal is to produce research and theory that broaden our current understandings of affect and culture in ways that are both scientifically and clinically useful. Our projects are funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Stanford Center for Advanced Decision Making in Aging, and the Case Western Institute for Unlimited Love.

You can find us in the Psychology Department at Stanford University. The Psychology Department is located in Jordan Hall, which is located in the Main Quad, the large Spanish style building at the end of Palm Drive. The Culture and Emotion Lab is on the second floor of Jordan Hall.