Rob completed his PhD in Social Psychology under the guidance of Dr. Kirk Warren Brown at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA in 2014. His research examines the neurological, behavioral, and psychosocial consequences of mindfulness.  Rob examines the interplay between mindfulness and several core psychological processes, such as emotion, and memory. For example, how does mindfulness influence the way people experience and regulate emotions? Does mindfulness affect the content and accuracy of episodic memory? Could mindfulness training be applied to treat age-related memory decline?  Rob’s research takes a social and affective neuroscience approach to address these questions across several levels of analysis using electroencephalography (EEG), event and experience sampling, and other behavioral markers. In his free time, Rob enjoys ultralight backpacking.