Grace Cotter, B.A.

Pronouns: she, her, hers

Doctoral Student

SDSU / UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Experimental Psychopathology

San Diego

E-Mail: gcotter8662@sdsu.edu
Phone: [619-594-####]
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Areas of Research

Neuroimaging, Mechanisms, Developmental Psychopathology, Behavior, Irritability, Childhood and Adolescence

Bio

My research focuses on child and adolescent psychopathology, with an emphasis on irritability and anger. She uses neuroimaging and behavioral methods to study the neural correlates and mechanisms of psychopathology, as well as how lived experiences (e.g., trauma exposure and peer dynamics) influence its development and maintenance.

Mentors

Jillian Lee Wiggins, Ph.D., SDSU

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Education

B.A. in Psychology
Stanford University

Publications

Cotter, G., Morreale, K., Valdegas, A., Fish, M., Beebe, R., Grasso, D., Stover, C. and Tseng, W.-L. (2024). Associations Between Trauma Exposure and Irritability Within the Family Unit: A Network Approach. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65(11), 1501–1512.
Rodman, A., Burns, J., Cotter, G., Ohashi, Y.G., Rich, R., and McLaughlin, K. (2024). Within-Person Fluctuations in Objective Smartphone Use and Emotional Processes During Adolescence: An Intensive Longitudinal Study. Affective Science, 1-14.
Lee, K.S., Hagan, C., Hughes, M., Cotter, G., McAdam Freud, E., Kircanski, K., Leibenluft, E., Brotman, M., and Tseng, W.L. (2022). Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Task-based fMRI Studies in Youths with Irritability. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 62(2), 208-229.

Grants

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2025-2030