IRACDA Scholar: Benjamin A. Katz, Ph.D.
Benjamin A. Katz
PhD: Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
IRACDA Placement: Department of Psychology
Email: benjamin.katz.1@stonybrook.edu
Benjamin A Katz, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral associate in the Klein Developmental Psychopathology Lab, in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University. As a researcher, Ben studies how individual differences in reinforcement sensitivity interacts with environmental stress to predict the development and maintenance of mood disorders. As a postdoctoral associate, he is leading research on social reinforcement sensitivity, investigating how dysregulated reactivities to social approval and rejection may predict depression and anxiety. Additionally, Ben studies the relationship between sexual minorities’ environments and their well-being, specializing on the intersection of Orthodox Jewish and LGBT+ identities.
Why I chose to join Stony Brook IRACDA: I was excited for the opportunity to learn how to advocate for systemic change as a researcher and teacher, in a community of others with similar interests.