My primary interests involve understanding how information processing biases contribute to the onset and maintenance of anxiety, with the ultimate goal of developing and strengthening interventions for treating anxiety. I have recently completed a project using psychophysiology to investigate the active processes underlying cognitive bias modification (CBM).  Currently, I am developing a CBM paradigm to enhance resilience to panic for people high in anxiety sensitivity, and will measure resilience using a CO2 breathing challenge.  Separately, I am also interested in developmental differences in anxiety, and am working on several studies examining age-related differences in the experience of intrusive thoughts.