Adam Grabell

PhD, University of Michigan

West Windsor Plainsboro High School

Dr. Grabell’s research focuses on emotion regulation and its relation to cross-diagnostic symptoms of psychopathology in early childhood.  He is particularly interested in the fine details of how the emerging emotion regulation system works and which parts of this system aren’t functioning well in young children on the cusp of persistent mood and behavior problems.  His lab uses a multi-method approach comprising developmentally sensitive neuroimaging techniques, psychophysiological measurement, wearable and mobile devices, and detailed behavioral coding.  

Recent publications

Grabell, A. S., Huppert, T. J., Jones, H. M.*, Wilett, A. E.*, Bemis. L. M., & Perlman, S. B. (accepted).  Using facial muscular movements to understand young children’s emotion regulation and concurrent neural activation. Developmental Science.

Grabell, A. S., Li, Y, Barker, J. W., Wakschlag, L. S., Huppert, T. J., & Perlman, S. B. (2017). Evidence of Non-Linear Associations Between Frustration-Related Prefrontal Cortex Activation and the Normal:Abnormal Spectrum of Irritability in Young Children.  Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1-11.

Grabell, A. S., Olson, S. L., Tardif, T., Thompson, M. C.*, & Gehring, W. J. (2017). Comparing Self-Regulation-Associated Event Related Potentials in Preschool Children with and without High Levels of Disruptive Behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45(6), 1119-1132.

Li, Y., Grabell, A. S., Wakschlag, L. S., Huppert, T. J., & Perlman, S. B. (2017). The neural substrates of cognitive flexibility are related to individual differences in preschool irritability: a fNIRS investigation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 25, 138-144.

Waller, R., Hyde, L. W., Grabell, A. S., Alves, M. L., & Olson, S. L. (2015). Differential associations of early callous‐unemotional, oppositional, and ADHD behaviors: multiple domains within early‐starting conduct problems?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56(6), 657-666.

Grabell, A. S., Olson, S. L., Kessler, D. A., Felt, B. T., Miller, A. L. & Tardif, T. (2015).  The impact of culture on physiological processes of emotion regulation: a comparison of US and Chinese preschoolers. Developmental Science, 18(3), 420-435.