Hedy Kober
Associate Professor Adjunct in PsychiatryDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Psychiatry
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Law
Director, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
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Psychiatry
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Law
Director, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
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Appointments
Psychiatry
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Law
Director, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
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Associate Professor Adjunct in Psychiatry
Adjunct Associate Professor of Law; Director, Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab
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Psychiatry
Associate Professor AdjunctPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Center for Nicotine and Tobacco Use Research at Yale (CENTURY)
- Division of Addictions
- MR Center
- Neural Disorders
- Neuroscience Research Training Program (NRTP)
- Neuroscience Track
- Psychiatry
- Psychology Section
- Psychotherapy Development Center
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- PhD
- Fielding Graduate University, RESPECIALIZATION in clinical Psychology (2021)
- PhD
- Columbia University (2009)
- MPhil
- Columbia University (2008)
- MA
- Columbia University (2007)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Cognition; Emotions; Meditation; Mindfulness; Smoking Cessation; Substance-Related Disorders; Thinking
ORCID
0000-0001-9893-1046- View Lab Website
Clinical & Affective Neuroscience Laboratory
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Jutta Joormann
Corey Roos, PhD
Reuma Gadassi Polack
Brian D. Kiluk, PhD
Angela Haeny, PhD
Dylan Gee, PhD
35Publications
7,769Citations
Emotions
Substance-Related Disorders
Mindfulness
Cognition
Smoking Cessation
Meditation
Publications
2024
Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach
Gunther K, Edelman A, Petrie D, Kober H, Gee D, Joormann J, Gadassi-Polack R. Dynamics Between Affect and Social Acceptance as a Function of Social Anxiety: A Person-Specific Network Approach. Emotion 2024 PMID: 39207390, DOI: 10.1037/emo0001370.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEtiology of social anxiety disorderSocial anxiety disorderSocial anxietyPositive affectAnxiety disordersDevelopmental period of increased riskFunction of social anxietySocial anxiety symptomsDaily diary dataSocial acceptanceBenefits of acceptanceSocial experiencePerson-centered approachPeriod of increased riskRegulate affectAnxiety symptomsSocial cuesAnxietyAffectDevelopmental periodPerson-specificAdolescentsDiary dataReturn to baselineDisordersA smartphone app-based mindfulness intervention to enhance recovery from substance use disorders: Protocol for a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial
Roos C, Bricker J, Kiluk B, Trull T, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Kober H. A smartphone app-based mindfulness intervention to enhance recovery from substance use disorders: Protocol for a pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications 2024, 41: 101338. PMID: 39233850, PMCID: PMC11372603, DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2024.101338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-as-usualSubstance use disordersRecovery outcomesLong-term recovery outcomesFeasibility of study proceduresFeasibility randomized controlled trialMindfulness-based treatmentsUse disorderRandomized controlled trialsEcological momentary assessmentIn-personMindfulness interventionPilot trialStudy proceduresControlled trialsMomentary assessmentPublic healthEnhanced recoveryOutpatient treatmentMechanical variablesOutcomesTrialsAppsDelivery methodsIndividualsBack to Normal? Harnessing Long Short-term Memory Network to Examine the Associations Between Adolescent Social Interactions and Depressive Symptoms During Different Stages of COVID-19
Polack R, Zhang A, Kober H, Joormann J, Benisty H. Back to Normal? Harnessing Long Short-term Memory Network to Examine the Associations Between Adolescent Social Interactions and Depressive Symptoms During Different Stages of COVID-19. Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2024, 52: 1621-1633. PMID: 38922462, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-024-01208-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsDepressive symptomsSocial interactionMental healthPredicting depressive symptomsDaily social interactionsAdolescent social interactionsAdolescents' social environmentAge differencesDevelopmental periodAdolescentsSymptomsSocial environmentPre-pandemic patternsSocial influenceMemory networkStages of COVID-19Seventy-nineChronic stageLong-short term memory recurrent networkYouthDepressionDiaryCOVID-19AssociationIt's a balancing act: The ratio of maladaptive (vs. All) emotion regulation strategies is associated with depression
Gadassi-Polack R, Paganini G, Zhang A, Dworschak C, Silk J, Kober H, Joormann J. It's a balancing act: The ratio of maladaptive (vs. All) emotion regulation strategies is associated with depression. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2024, 180: 104600. PMID: 38950508, PMCID: PMC11323071, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEmotion regulationER repertoireER flexibilityER strategiesAssociated with psychopathologyMaladaptive emotion regulationEmotion regulation strategiesAssociated with depressive symptomsAssociated with depressionYears of adolescenceDaily-diaryAtypical developmentDepressive symptomsRegulation strategiesDevelopmental periodDepressionPsychopathologyEmotionsAdolescentsYouthYear levelSymptomsResearchBetter together: A systematic review of studies combining magnetic resonance imaging with ecological momentary assessment
Gadassi-Polack R, Paganini G, Winschel J, Benisty H, Joormann J, Kober H, Mishne G. Better together: A systematic review of studies combining magnetic resonance imaging with ecological momentary assessment. Social Neuroscience 2024, 19: 151-167. PMID: 39129327, PMCID: PMC11511639, DOI: 10.1080/17470919.2024.2382771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsEcological momentary assessmentMomentary assessmentMagnetic resonance imagingEcological momentary assessment protocolField of social neuroscienceFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSocial experienceSystematic reviewInclusion criteriaNeural substratesSocial neuroscienceSocial neuroscientistsSystematic review of studiesEcological validitySystematic review of papersSelf-reportReview of studiesMultimethod studyReporting such studiesPeer-reviewed papersSystematic searchResonance imagingReview of papersNeuroscienceNeuroscientistsNeuromarkers in addiction: definitions, development strategies, and recent advances
Harp N, Wager T, Kober H. Neuromarkers in addiction: definitions, development strategies, and recent advances. Journal Of Neural Transmission 2024, 131: 509-523. PMID: 38630190, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-024-02766-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance use disordersFeatures of substance use disordersResponse to treatmentNeurobiological basisAddiction neuroscienceIndividual treatment outcomesPsychiatric conditionsDetecting response to treatmentPsychological phenomenaNeuromarkersIndex riskSeverity of pathologyTreatment outcomesAbnormal processingAddictionPutative markerClinical practiceStable indicatorSevere pathologyAssess riskNeurosciencePathologyReview recent advancesDisordersTreatmentParameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity
Network A, Sangchooli A, Zare-Bidoky M, Jouzdani A, Schacht J, Bjork J, Claus E, Prisciandaro J, Wilson S, Wüstenberg T, Potvin S, Ahmadi P, Bach P, Baldacchino A, Beck A, Brady K, Brewer J, Childress A, Courtney K, Ebrahimi M, Filbey F, Garavan H, Ghahremani D, Goldstein R, Goudriaan A, Grodin E, Hanlon C, Haugg A, Heilig M, Heinz A, Holczer A, Van Holst R, Joseph J, Juliano A, Kaufman M, Kiefer F, Zonoozi A, Kuplicki R, Leyton M, London E, Mackey S, McClernon F, Mellick W, Morley K, Noori H, Oghabian M, Oliver J, Owens M, Paulus M, Perini I, Rafei P, Ray L, Sinha R, Smolka M, Soleimani G, Spanagel R, Steele V, Tapert S, Vollstädt-Klein S, Wetherill R, Witkiewitz K, Yuan K, Zhang X, Verdejo-Garcia A, Potenza M, Janes A, Kober H, Zilverstand A, Ekhtiari H. Parameter Space and Potential for Biomarker Development in 25 Years of fMRI Drug Cue Reactivity. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 414-425. PMID: 38324323, PMCID: PMC11304510, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.5483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTreatment developmentNeurobiology of drug addictionDrug cue reactivitySubstance use disordersBiomarkers of addictionCue reactivityAddictive disordersBiomarker developmentDrug addictionTreatment responseTreatment outcomesVisual cuesTask designCore aspectsAddictionClinical judgmentParticipant characteristicsDisordersOutcome predictorsClinical useMEDLINE databaseBiomarker qualificationSeveral biomarkersTranslational gapDatabase inceptionDevelopment and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder
Roos C, Kiluk B, Carroll K, Bricker J, Mun C, Sala M, Kirouac M, Stein E, John M, Palmer R, DeBenedictis A, Frisbie J, Haeny A, Barry D, Fucito L, Bowen S, Witkiewitz K, Kober H. Development and initial testing of mindful journey: a digital mindfulness-based intervention for promoting recovery from Substance use disorder. Annals Of Medicine 2024, 56: 2315228. PMID: 38382111, PMCID: PMC10883107, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2024.2315228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSubstance use disordersMindfulness-based interventionsPhone coachingQualitative feedbackPromote recoveryEvidence of feasibilityUse disorderPhase 2Promote long-term recoveryApp featuresUnmet needsAdjunctive interventionTen adultsSmartphone appLong-term recoveryInterventionTherapy videosMindfulness practiceParticipantsOutpatient treatmentMind toolPhase 1CoachingAcceptance dimensionQuantitative ratings
2023
Emotion regulation and disordered eating behaviour in youths: Two daily‐diary studies
Dworschak C, Polack R, Winschel J, Joormann J, Kober H. Emotion regulation and disordered eating behaviour in youths: Two daily‐diary studies. European Eating Disorders Review 2023, 31: 655-669. PMID: 37293697, DOI: 10.1002/erv.2993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmotion regulationNegative affectPositive emotion regulationMaladaptive emotion regulationDisorder riskDaily diary designDaily diary studyUse of ruminationNegative emotionsDiary designRestrictive eatingWeight concernsRuminationPrevious researchCognitionWave 1YouthAffectEatingEmotionsCOVID-19 pandemicAdolescenceHigh levelsPresent studyBehaviorA Pilot Open Trial of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa
Sala M, Levinson C, Kober H, Roos C. A Pilot Open Trial of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Anorexia Nervosa. Behavior Therapy 2023, 54: 637-651. PMID: 37330254, DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmotion regulationBody dissatisfactionState mindfulnessTrait mindfulnessSkill useDisorder symptomsAnorexia nervosaDigital mindfulness-based interventionMindfulness-based interventionsHigher state mindfulnessPilot open trialEcological momentary assessmentOpen trialPerson levelDaily lifeMeasures of acceptabilityED symptomsMindfulnessMomentary assessmentDigital mindfulnessDaily meditationMotivational supportAcceptability ratingsPost changesDissatisfaction
Clinical Trials
Current Trials
Brief training for 18-26 year olds: Regulation of alcohol craving
HIC ID2000029394RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date12/31/2022Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge18 years - 26 yearsCraving, Reward Learning and Decision Making in Addiction
HIC ID2000023463RolePrincipal InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date09/30/2023Recruiting Participants
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Outstanding Mentor Award
International AwardAmerican Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryDetails10/14/2019United Stateshonor Early Career Investigator Award
International AwardNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)Details11/01/2018United Stateshonor Teaching Excellence at Yale
Yale University AwardYale Center for Teaching and LearningDetails04/17/2017United Stateshonor Helmsley Fellowship in Cross Disciplinary Science
International AwardHelmsley Charitable TrustDetails06/16/2016United Stateshonor Scholar Award
Yale University AwardYale Center for Clinical InvestigationDetails07/01/2011United States
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Media
- Cover of Neuroimage from Kober et al 2008
News
- February 26, 2024
Steele, Kober, Pearlson Awarded CTNA Grant
- November 29, 2023Source: Scientific Reports
The Effect of 10 Versus 20 Minutes of Mindfulness Meditation on State Mindfulness and Affect
- October 31, 2023
Kober to Receive Society of Neuroscience's Jacob P. Waletzky Award
- December 19, 2022Source: Yale News
Newly Identified Neuromarker Reveals Clues About Drug and Food Craving
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