Dr. R teaches yoga classes online!

Yoga and meditation for mindfulness is starting up again at WPI! Dr. R is doing her part by holding weekly yoga classes! Click here to sign up.

Dr. R’s paper published in BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth!

Check out the SEED Lab’s latest paper. Dr. R, Stephanie, and Katy looked into what going to the doctor is like for pregnant and postpartum women when it comes to their weight. The findings suggest that many women experience weight stigma from healthcare providers in some truly shocking ways!

Welcome Hannah and Samantha to the SEED Lab!!

This week we welcomed two new researchers joining the SEED Lab, Hannah Brooks and Samantha Hines! Hannah is a rising junior majoring in biomedical engineering on the pre-med track. Samantha is coming to WPI to study in the new neuroscience masters program!

A New NSF Rapid Grant

Dr. R and several colleagues were awarded the National Science Foundation Grant! Their study will measure stress in college students and impact on learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tina’s STAR Fellowship study is now up and running!

If you are interested in participating, inquire here on the participants page.

Dr. R’s op-ed in The Telegram!

In her new op-ed published in The Telegram, Dr R. discusses the importance and benefits of balancing career and family life. When asked about the article, Dr R. said, “I thought this was an important perspective to put out there. The working mom is usually portrayed as this stressed-out mess who is struggling just to […]

Congrats Katy!

Congratulations to Katy Nippert for being accepted into WPI’s Neuroscience BS/MS program and for becoming SEED Lab manager! Exciting times!

Congrats Siearah!

Congratulations to Siearah Robles who recently graduated from WPI with a B.S. in psychological science with a concentration in psychobiology! You will be missed in the lab Siearah! Good luck on your future endeavors, big things to come!

Dr. R teaches virtual yoga to bring the WPI community together and promote well-being!

Dr. R helped bring together the WPI community by teaching weekly yoga classes as a part of the “Be Well Together” initiative. Dr. R is a certified yoga instructor and has been in practice for more than a decade. When interviewed about this program, Dr. R said, “I think this is a wonderful way to […]

Congrats Tina and Alis on being accepted into WPI’s STAR Program!

Congratulations to our very own SEED Lab student researchers Tina Gatsonis and Alis Iannacchione who were both accepted to the Summer Training in Arts & Sciences Research (STAR) Program! Alis said she will be continuing to research math learning technologies to collect data on math anxiety. Keep up the hard work you two!