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Arasteh Gatchpazian

Arasteh Gatchpazian, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate

Contributing Writer
Arasteh Gatchpazian is a Ph.D Candidate at the University of Toronto who studies emotion regulation and its impact on stress and health. She enjoys creating healthy recipes, interior design, and photography.

Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Social/Personality Psychology at University of Toronto (expected graduation: Spring 2023)
  • BSc and MA in Psychology at the University of Toronto

Work Experience

  • Researcher and writer focusing on emotion, health, and well-being topics
  • Teaching assistant (emotion, methods, personality)
  • Former University of Toronto lab manager at a psychophysiology lab

Expertise/Skills:

  • Assessing emotion and emotion regulation in daily life
  • Physiological data collection and cleaning (e.g., heart rate, blood pressure)
  • Longitudinal study design and data collection
  • Writing about research findings for technical and non-technical audiences

Sample Publications

  • Stellar, J. E., Anderson, C. L., & Gatchpazian, A. (2020). Profiles in empathy: Different empathic responses to emotional and physical suffering. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 149(7), 1398-1416.
  • Smith, A., Willroth, E., Gatchpazian, A., Shallcross, A. J., Feinberg, M., & Ford, B. Q. (under review). Coping with health threats: The costs and benefits of managing emotions. Pre-print.
  • Feinberg, M.*, Ford, B. Q.*, Thai, S., Gatchpazian, A., Lassetter, B. (under review). The political is personal: Daily politics as a chronic stressor. *Authors contributed equally. Pre-print.​

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