Kayla A. Kreutzer

Kayla A. Kreutzer studies how the brain processes threat, reward, and emotion regulation, and how these neural patterns relate to trauma, childhood adversity, substance use, and suicide risk in adolescents and adults. This work uses neurobiological measures (such as brain reactivity and startle responses) alongside self-report data to understand mental health risk and resilience. Prospective students would engage with research combining psychophysiology, developmental psychology, and clinical mental health topics like PTSD, depression, and addiction.

Publication output has grown over the past decade, with a slow start, a dip around 2020, and a marked increase from 2023 through 2026.

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