Dr. Nakia S. Gordon earned her doctorate in behavioral neuroscience at Bowling Green State University (2002). While there, she studied emotion in both human and non-human animals using a variety of techniques. She then received additional training in neuroimaging as a post-doctoral fellow in Michigan State University’s Neuroscience Program. Prior to joining the faculty at Marquette, Dr. Gordon was on faculty at UNC Charlotte.
Phone: (414) 288-1688
nakia.gordon@marquette.edu
At the core of her research interests is understanding how emotions impact the way individuals navigate their worlds. Some of her recent, ongoing and future studies include:
- Investigating the behavioral and neuronal changes that occur when pain is manipulated through cognitive and affective processes.
- Investigating how emotional state and emotion schemas influence information processing, especially ambiguous social cues.
- Developing robust emotion induction paradigms that can be used in artificial settings (i.e. laboratory and MR scanners).
