Who gets to be well and why?
Understanding the connections between health, culture, and politics
As a scientist trained in the foundations of social psychology and neuroscience, I aspire to understand the connections between individual minds and societies, and use this knowledge to advance human health and well-being for all. I do this through prioritizing community-engaged approaches and interdisciplinary collaborations, which enable me to leverage diverse methods in neuroimaging, clinical trials, qualitative coding, and ecologically-valid assessments.
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Rahrig, H., Beloborodova, P., Castro, C., Sabat, K., Johnson, M., Pearce, O., Celik, E., Brown, K.W. (2025). Examining emotion reactivity to politically polarizing media in a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training versus active coping training. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 5209.
Rahrig, H., Vago, D.R., Passarelli, M., Auten, A., Brown., K.W. (2022) Meta-analytic evidence that mindfulness training alters default mode network connectivity. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 12260.
Rahrig, H., Ma, L., Brown, K. W., Martelli, A. M., West, S. J., Lasko, E. N., & Chester, D. S. (2023). Inside the mindful moment: The effects of brief mindfulness practice on large-scale network organization and intimate partner aggression. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 23(6), 1581-1597.