Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsIlanit Gordon, PhD
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2026
Flexible and Multimodal Synchrony During Psychotherapy for Depression: Addressing the Mixed Synchrony–Outcome Findings
Sayda D, Bar-Kalifa E, Gordon I, Atzil-Slonim D. Flexible and Multimodal Synchrony During Psychotherapy for Depression: Addressing the Mixed Synchrony–Outcome Findings. Journal Of Counseling Psychology 2026, 73: 357-368. PMID: 41661636, DOI: 10.1037/cou0000860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup iterative multiple model estimationRespiratory sinus arrhythmiaPsychodynamic psychotherapyPsychotherapy outcomeEmotional processingSession outcomeDyadic synchronyMultiple model estimationPsychotherapyFacial expressionsSinus arrhythmiaElectrodermal activityWell-beingDepressionSessionsSynchronyNO effectFindingsTherapistsAssociationBody movementsOutcomesPhysiological modalitiesPoor outcomeHigh synchronyCorrelates of interpersonal physiological synchrony and sources of empirical heterogeneity
Gordon I, Bartsch R. Correlates of interpersonal physiological synchrony and sources of empirical heterogeneity. Nature Reviews Psychology 2026, 5: 201-215. DOI: 10.1038/s44159-026-00535-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDemographic differences are associated with temporal variation in cardiac and electrodermal interpersonal synchrony
Ohayon S, Erez C, Gordon I. Demographic differences are associated with temporal variation in cardiac and electrodermal interpersonal synchrony. Scientific Reports 2026, 16: 8824. PMID: 41688473, PMCID: PMC12982475, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-35806-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion Regulation Mediates the Link Between Exposure to Childhood Adversity and Transdiagnostic Symptom Domains in Youth
Liu Z, Christofilea E, Venegas G, Santini-Bishop S, Diep A, Wang Z, Gordon I, Gross J, Ibrahim K. Emotion Regulation Mediates the Link Between Exposure to Childhood Adversity and Transdiagnostic Symptom Domains in Youth. JAACAP Open 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaacop.2026.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotion regulation difficultiesAdolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentExposure to childhood adversityChildhood adversityEmotion dysregulationRegulation difficultiesEmotion regulationSymptom domainsTransdiagnostic symptomChild psychopathologySymptom severityInternalizing problemsMeasures of symptom severityDomains of attentionChild Behavior ChecklistReplication of findingsFollow-up analysisTransdiagnostic featureBehavior ChecklistExternalizing problemsRegulation strategiesStructural equation modelingGreater severityAssociated with severityChildren Aged 9
2025
Contextual Pulls for Synchrony and Segregation: An Empirical Test of a Novel Theoretical Framework
Mayo O, Gordon I. Contextual Pulls for Synchrony and Segregation: An Empirical Test of a Novel Theoretical Framework. American Psychologist 2025 PMID: 41396518, DOI: 10.1037/amp0001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe association between parenting quality and offspring's biological aging evaluated by telomere length: A systematic review and meta-analysis - CORRIGENDUM.
Fogel-Yaakobi S, Gordon I, Lavidor M, Burstein O, Salomon N, Shai D. The association between parenting quality and offspring's biological aging evaluated by telomere length: A systematic review and meta-analysis - CORRIGENDUM. Development And Psychopathology 2025, 1. PMID: 41140189, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579425100825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLability and Interactive EDA Predict Leadership Emergence
Milstein N, Berson Y, Gordon I. Lability and Interactive EDA Predict Leadership Emergence. Academy Of Management Proceedings 2025, 2025 DOI: 10.5465/amproc.2025.13226poster.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpersonal Synchrony Research in Human Groups
Gordon I. Interpersonal Synchrony Research in Human Groups. Social And Personality Psychology Compass 2025, 19 DOI: 10.1111/spc3.70068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmpathic Behavior and Behavioral Synchrony During Video Conversations in Autistic and Non-autistic Adolescents
Zadok E, Ben-Moshe Z, Gordon I, Golan O. Empathic Behavior and Behavioral Synchrony During Video Conversations in Autistic and Non-autistic Adolescents. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2025, 1-15. PMID: 40516002, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-025-06903-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-autistic adolescentsEmpathic behaviorBehavioral synchronyFacial expressionsEmotion recognition abilitySocio-emotional behaviorMeasures of facial expressionAutistic adolescentsAutistic individualsMale adolescentsVideo conversionSocial interactionAdolescentsReduced synchronyRecognition abilityInteraction sequencesSynchronyEcological examinationBehaviorEmotionsConfederateRatersSexism in teams: Exposure to sexist comments increases emotional synchrony but eliminates its benefits for team performance
Burns A, Toker S, Berson Y, Gordon I. Sexism in teams: Exposure to sexist comments increases emotional synchrony but eliminates its benefits for team performance. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2409708122. PMID: 40305053, PMCID: PMC12067243, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2409708122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional synchronyFacial expressionsEmotional facial expressionsExposure to sexismDyad membersTeam performanceSexual harassmentTemporal alignmentVideo conferencing platformControl conditionSocial glueEnhance social cohesionSexismPerformance goalsZero-tolerance policySocial bondsDyadsTeam membersSocial cohesionCollective actionPerformanceSynchronyEnhance collaborationCommentsHarassment