Clinical Psychology

Elana Graber

		Graduate Student  -  Primary Advisors: Jean-Phillipe Laurenceau Research Interests egraber@psych.udel.edu Office: 003 McKinly (302) 831-8188 (302) 831-3645 - fax Preferred contact method - email

Research Interests

I am a second year clinical graduate student working with Dr. Jean-Philippe Laurenceau. One area of my research examines the effects of gratitude on close relationships using a daily diary methodology designed to capture everyday events and emotions. A second line of research utilizes behavioral observation to examine the importance of positive and negative affect expressed during newlywed couples’ interactions to predict long-term relationship outcomes.

Recent Publications

Recent Presentations:

Rafaeli, E., Graber, E., Berenson, K., & Downey, G. (2008, May). Affective complexity as a prerequisite for mood regulation in borderline personality disorder. Talk presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Graber, E., & Rafaeli, E. (2007, May). Differentiation of emotions toward significant others among patients with personality disorders. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC.

Graber, E., Belcher, A., & Laurenceau, J-P. (2007, Nov.). What you don’t see can hurt you: Effects of daily overt and covert conflict in newlywed couples. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

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