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Faculty: Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD

Kymberlee O'Brien

Kymberlee O'Brien, MEd, PhD

Assistant Professor, Organizational and Leadership Psychology Department

Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Psychology Department

Faculty, Neuroscience of Leadership Psychology Concentration

Email
kymberlee_obrien@williamjames.edu
Phone
617-312-9832
Pronouns
she/her
Degree Institution
PhD Brandeis University
MEd Fitchburg State College
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Univeristy of Massachusetts鈥揃oston/Harvard Medical School

Courses

  • Functional Neuroanatomy
  • Neuroscience of Leadership
  • Neuroscience of Leadership Lab
  • Crafting Your TED talk
  • Advanced Neuroscience Seminar
  • Capstone 1
  • Consultation
  • First Year Seminar

Research and Practice Interests

  • Neuroscience of Leadership and research lab (research design)
  • Neuroscience of Prejudice
  • Psychophysiology of Stress and intergroup relations
  • Epigenetics related to cultural and social bias and personal and organizational behavior change
  • DEI consultant in delivering implicit bias reduction training
  • Neurohack-content and practice to apply neurofeedback for behavioral and psychological change
  • Developing a Consultation practice, setting fees, branding, pitching, etc.
  • Finding and applying for grants in OD, Neuroscience, and mental health domains
  • Research on chronic stress of discrimination and microaggressions

Professional Licenses and Certifications

  • APA
  • Society for Psychophysiological Research
  • Data Analysis Training Institute of Connecticut, UCONN Workshops, CT
    • Structural Equation Modeling
    • Dyadic Data Analysis Using Multilevel Modeling IBM

Awards

  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant/Franklin Cultural Council 2025: Brain Fitness Across Multiple Domains
  • Faculty Seed Grant, 2023-24 Rhythm Intervention for Senior and Veteran Brain Health
  • P.I. O鈥橞rien, C.I. Merrit. Eradicating implicit bias; a pilot study for teachers and high school POC. DOE, Esser funding. 2021-22.
  • P.I. O鈥橞rien 鈥淎n epigenetic investigation of social devaluation influences on glucocorticoid and oxytocin receptors.鈥� National Institutes of Health via Rhode Island InBre, biomedical grant (2018-2020).
  • P.I. O鈥橞rien 鈥淚nvestigating acute and chronic stress related to microaggressions as a mechanism of health disparities,鈥� Society for Personality and Social Psychology: Inaugural Small Grant Award, 2016.
  • CO-I: O鈥橞rien, Moore, and Lapp, 鈥淩ole of oxytocin in coping with social stress: moderated by early life stress,鈥� UMass Boston: College of Liberal Arts grant, 2015-2017.
  • P.I. O鈥橞rien,鈥� Transmission of Discrimination-Related Stress Reactivity and Reduction from Mother to Infant,鈥� American Psychological Foundation Visionary Award, 2013-2015.
  • NIMHD: NIH, Loan Repayment Program for Research in Health Disparities, 2012-2014.
  • Harvard University, Sackler Scholar in Psychobiology, 2011-2012.
  • 鈥淓mbodied Bias: Psychophysiological Methods in Assessing Infrahumanization of Out-group members,鈥� International Society for Developmental Psychobiology/ University of Wisconsin, Health and Emotion Psychiatry Symposium, 2011-2013.
  • 鈥淢oral Certainty under Stress: Psychophysiological and Social Stress Influences on Moral Judgments,鈥� American Psychological Association Dissertation Award, 2010.
  • Brandeis Provost Dissertation Award, 2010.
  • Brandeis University Prize Instructorship award for outstanding graduate students to design and instruct a specialty course: Psychophysiology, 2009.

Publications and Presentations

  • O鈥橞rien and Tronick (2021), Neuroendocrine Associations with Chronic Social Discrimination. Under Review.
  • Romero and O鈥橞rien (2021), Are Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives Missing the Mark for Females in STEM? Under Review.
  • O鈥橞rien, (2021). Additive Effects of Social Devaluation on Multiple Domains of Health. Under Review.
  • O鈥橞rien, Tronick, and Moore, (2018). Maternal Education Influences on Lifetime Alterations in the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal-Axis. In Preparation, 2018.
  • O鈥橞rien, Meyer, Tronick, and Moore, (2017). Hair Cortisol and Lifetime Discrimination; Moderation by
    Subjective Social Status. Health Psychology Open, 4(1), 2055102917695176
  • O'Brien, K. M., Tronick, E. Z., and Moore, C. L. (2013). Relationship between hair cortisol and perceived chronic stress in a diverse sample. Stress and Health, 29(4), 337-344.
  • O鈥橞rien, K. M. (2012). Healthy, wealthy, wise? Psychosocial factors influencing the socioeconomic status鈥揾ealth gradient. Journal of Health Psychology, 17(8), 1142-1151.
  • O鈥橞rien, Afzal, and Tronick, (2012). Relational psychophysiology and mutual regulation during dyadic therapeutic and developmental relating. Interdisciplinary Handbook of the Person-Centered Approach: Connections Beyond Psychotherapy, Eds. Jef Cornelius-White, Renate Motschnig, and Michael Lux.
  • O鈥橞rien, (2011). Moral Certainty under Stress: Psychophysiological and Social Stress influences on SocioMoral Judgments. Proquest Dissertation Services.

Select Published Abstracts

  • Merritt and O鈥橞rien (2021). Social devaluation and implicit bias reduction; objective and subjective indicators on highschooler academic performance.
  • Dietrich, Otoo, Coogan, Bedard, and O鈥橞rien (2017). The Physiological and Psychological Stress Associated with Perceived Microaggressions. APS.
  • Eldeeb, Romero, and O鈥橞rien (2017). . UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat.
  • Nagatti, Anina, Daigle, and O鈥橞rien (2016). . UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat.
  • Lapp, Moore, and O鈥橞rien (2015). Maternal Education on Lifetime Vulnerabilities for Chronic Stress and Heightened Physiological Reactions to Stress. International Journal of Developmental Psychobiology.
  • Lapp, Power, Moore, and O鈥橞rien(2014). . UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore (2014). Mediating Factors between Early Adversity and Chronic Illnesses. International Journal of Developmental Psychobiology.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore (2013). Biomarkers of Stress and Inflammation. International Journal of Developmental Psychobiology.
  • O鈥橞rien, Thompson, Tronick, and Moore (2014). . UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore (2012). UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Research Retreat.
  • O鈥橞rien, Wingfield, and Rohleder (2011). Low Vagal Tone and Stress on Threat Perceptions in SocioMoral Judgments. Psychophysiology, 48 (supplement 1).
  • O鈥橞rien, Koslov, Argo, and Mendes (2010). Embodied Bias: Explicit attitudes and Psychophysiology during Arab/White intergroup interactions. Observer.

Select Presentations

  • O鈥橞rien, Emerson College: 鈥淗air Cortisol and Chronic Social Discrimination鈥� 2021
  • O鈥橞rien, 鈥淗ow STEM initiatives may be missing the#MetToo/Times Up Mark for Female and Minority Students in STEM鈥�. 2018 National Women in Leadership Conference/Diversity Council.
  • O鈥橞rien, Model UN via Knovva Academy: International education company providing worldwide training excellence in global competency.
  • O鈥橞rien, 鈥淎dditive Effects of Social Devaluation on Multiple Domains of Health鈥� Infant-Parent Mental Health Program, Dr. E.Z. Tronick, UMass Boston/Guest Lecture, 2017.
  • O鈥橞rien, 鈥淢ental Health, Microaggressions, and Self-care鈥�, Worcester Polytechnic Institute/National Society Black Engineers, 2017.
  • O鈥橞rien, 鈥淢icroaggressions: what are the relationships between subtle social devaluation on health, wellness, and academic performance?鈥� Worcester Polytechnic Institute/Can We Talk Series, 2017.
  • Cyran, Leach, Perkins, Copeland, and O'Brien, 鈥淧sychological Stress and Physiological Responses: How Both Affect Cognition鈥�, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2017.
  • Lapp, O鈥橞rien, and Moore, 鈥淓xploring the Development of Resilience to Adverse Effects of Social Stress on Health鈥�, UMass Boston/Office of Health Disparities Research and Training, 2016.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore, 鈥淒iscrimination, Affect Solidarity, and Biomarkers of Stress and Inflammation鈥�, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2014.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore, 鈥淗ealth Disparities in Biological and Perceived Chronic Stress: Protections and Vulnerabilities鈥�, Washington, DC/Summit on Health Disparities, 2013.
  • O鈥橞rien and Mendes, 鈥淓mbodied Bias: Psychophysiological Methods in Assessing Infrahumanization of Out-group members鈥�, University of Wisconsin/Health and Emotion Psychiatry Symposium, 2012.
  • O鈥橞rien and Moore, 鈥淧olyvictimization and the Development of Physiological Stress Systems as Intermediaries of Pathophysiology鈥�, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, 2011.
  • O鈥橞rien and Rohleder, 鈥淟ow Vagal tone and Threat perceptions predict refusal to harm others in high conflict dilemmas鈥�, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2011.
  • O鈥橞rien, Wingfield, and Rohleder, 鈥淚t鈥檚 Not all downhill from here: Attenuated Autonomic Reactivity with Age and Moral Stability under Stress鈥�, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2011.
  • O鈥橞rien and Mendes, 鈥淧sychophysiological Measures of Implicit Racial Bias between White and Arab Americans.鈥� Harvard Kennedy School of Government, 2010.

Concurrent Leadership, Service and Professional Activities

  • Curriculum Committee, Organizational and Leadership Psychology
  • Research Committee, Organizational and Leadership Psychology

Prior Experience

  • University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
  • Postdoctoral Fellow in Developmental Psychobiology
  • Research Associate in Psychology
  • Consulting on statistical analysis for epigenetic and psychophysical studies on early life adversity, stress, and biomarkers
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Co-Investigator in Harvard Health and Psychophysiology Lab and Kennedy School Decision Sciences
  • Research Assistant in Harvard Health and Psychophysiology Lab
  • Research Assistant, Harvard School of Public Health

Professional Affiliations

  • University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA
  • Emerson College
  • Northeastern University
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Harvard Kennedy School
  • Harvard Health and Psychophysiology Lab

Community Involvement

  • Research Director and Consultant with Sankofa Synergy Alliance, developing and implementing evidence-based implicit bias reduction training.
  • Crafting Content and Storytelling Webinar for Global Psi Chi, April 2025
  • Neuroscience for Kids, Boston Public Library, April 2025

Other

  • Director of Neuophysiology Research Lab