:::RESEARCH INTERESTS:::
I am focusing on understanding the genetic, physiological, behavioral,
and self-report components of affection, prosociality, and stress.

:::PUBLICATIONS:::
(**= co-first author; *= undergraduate student supervisee)

Rodrigues, S. M., **Saslow, L. R., *Garcia, N., John, O.P., Keltner, D.
(2009). An oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and
stress reactivity in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
106, 21437–21441.

Press:
    NY Times (The Biology Behind the Milk of Human Kindness)
    LA Times (Do these Genes Make my Heart Seem Big? Study finds a Gene for Empathy)
    ScienceNOW (Socially Awkward? Check Your Genes)
    Times Online (Scientists Identify Gene that Influences Quality of Person’s Empathy)
    Discover (Can a Genetic Variation Boost Empathy and Reduce Stress?)
    US News & World Report (Empathy and Stress Levels May be Coded Into Our Genes)
    Cal Alumni Association (More than a Feeling)

Cosley, B. J., McCoy, S. K., Saslow, L. R., & Epel, E. S.  (2010). Is compassion for
others stress buffering? Consequences of compassion and social support for
physiological reactivity to stress. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.

Press:
    Blog (Compassion: The New Wonder Drug)