Attachment, motivation, personality, and the psychology of human connection
How attachment, motivation, and personality shape intimacy, interpersonal perception, and satisfaction in romantic and marital contexts.
Interdependent patterns in couples — mutual influence, partner effects, and how relational dynamics unfold over time.
How individuals adapt to AI-mediated environments and construct social meaning in rapidly evolving digital ecologies.
How cultural and ecological contexts shape psychological processes, relational strategies, and adaptation across diverse populations.
My research investigates the psychological foundations of human connection — how individuals regulate intimacy, interpret interpersonal signals, and navigate motivational trade-offs across relational and ecological contexts. Much of my work has focused on close and marital relationships, examining how individual differences in motivation, personality, and perception shape relational processes and satisfaction.
Building on this foundation, my recent and ongoing projects expand toward broader questions of connection both within and beyond romantic contexts — including how people relate to AI systems and how cultural ecologies modulate fundamental social motives. This broader inquiry reflects my commitment to understanding the dynamic interplay between personal agency and shifting social environments in shaping well-being.
I employ a diverse range of quantitative methods, drawing on nationally representative panel datasets as well as custom-designed experimental paradigms and surveys. This allows me to examine psychological processes across levels of analysis and time.
Although grounded in theory, my research is informed by real-world concerns. With training in counseling psychology, I maintain a sustained interest in translating empirical findings into actionable insights that support relational resilience and psychological well-being.