Brian Leitzke, Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology
B.S., 2007, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Elementary Education)
M.S., 2012, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Psychology)
My research focuses on the development of emotion processing and perception throughout childhood and adolescence and into adulthood. I am particularly interested in how early life experiences influence emotion processing later in life and what role these changes play in the development of psychopathology. Of key importance to my research is how individuals perceive emotional facial expressions and how they integrate contextual information into their perception of emotional scenes. Utilizing eye tracking and analyzing psychophysiological correlates, I hope to elucidate the role of emotion perception in the trajectory from early experience to adult emotional functioning, and identify means of intervention for those at-risk for negative health and life outcomes.
E-mail: btleitzke@wisc.edu