Hedy Kober, PhD

I am interested in brain mechanisms that support positive change. In my research, my lab combines experimental tasks, randomized-controlled clinical trials, functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI/fMRI), computational models, biological assays from urine, blood, and saliva, as well as meta-analyses of behavioral and neuroimaging to understand several questions, including the psychological and neurobiological mechanisms that underlie treatments for psychopathology with a focus on substance use and eating disorder and the regulation of craving, as well as emotion regulation in psychopathology more broadly.

behavioral testing ;  clinical trials ;  computational modeling ;  ecological momentary assessment ;  functional magnetic resonance imaging ;  meta analysis  

cognitive neuroscience ;  emotion ;  mental health ;  mindfulness ;  predictive modeling  

Hedy Kober came to Yale as an assistant professor after receiving her PhD in Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience at Columbia University (where she also completed her BA, MA, and MPhil). Since then, she has also completed a respecialization in clinical psychology, and now uses her combined expertise as a clinician-scientists in her research and teaching. Hedy was born and raised in Israel, and loves to hike, scuba dive, cook, and meditate.