Ariana Orvell

Ariana Orvell (B.A., Columbia University; M.A.T., Relay Graduate School of Education; Ph.D., University of Michigan) is a social psychologist, though her research is interdisciplinary, integrating perspectives from developmental, cognitive, and clinical psychology, as well as psycholinguistics. Orvell leads the Connection, Affect, and Regulation of Emotion (CARE) Lab in the psychology department, where she and her students study linguistic, social, and cognitive routes to emotion regulation, self-control, and connection. In studying emotion regulation and self-control, she adopts a ‘toolbox’ approach, embracing the idea that the capacity to regulate one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is facilitated by a constellation of strategies people can learn. She is passionate about leveraging knowledge gained in​ the lab to improve people's self-control and well-being in daily life.