Sonia A. Cavigelli
Sonia Cavigelli conducts interdisciplinary research on the causes and consequences of individual differences in stress- and fear-related behavior and physiology.
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
- Influence of temperament and social status on stress and health
- Individual differences in stress and health in natural environment
- Development of temperament/personality
- Behavioral physiology
Sonia Cavigelli conducts interdisciplinary research on the causes and consequences of individual differences in stress- and fear-related behavior and physiology. Recent work focuses on how early life stress experiences (during adolescence and earlier) affect adult anxiety- and depression-related behavior and physiology. We use animal models to conduct experimental longitudinal studies over a significant portion of the life span, and to identify underlying biological mechanisms altered by early stress. A recent area of work has focused on the influence of developmental allergic asthma on the development of the brain (emotion-regulatory areas) and behavior.
Influence of temperament and social status on stress and health; individual differences in stress and health in the natural environment; development of temperament/personality.