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Renee Thompson

Renee Thompson

Assistant Professor Psychological & Brain Sciences
Degrees: 
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
E-mail: 
renee.thompson@wustl.edu
Phone: 
314 935-8251
Office: 
Room 235D
Mailbox: 

Campus Box 1125

Website: 
Emotion & Psychopathology Lab

Research Interests

Dr. Thompson’s research centers on understanding the everyday emotional experience in individuals diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder. She uses multi-method approaches, including ecological momentary assessment, to examine affective instability and other temporal dynamics of emotional experience. She is also interested in how components of emotion regulation (e.g., emotional awareness) and interpersonal factors (e.g., perceived rejection) affect the emotional experience of depressed, anxious, and healthy samples. 

Selected Publications

  • Eckland, N. S., Leyro, T. M., Mendes, W. B., & Thompson, R. J. (in press). A multi-method Investigation of the association between emotional clarity and empathy. Emotion. 
     
  • Liu, D. Y., & Thompson, R. J. (in press). Selection and implementation of emotion regulation strategies in major depressive disorder: An integrative review. Clinical Psychology Review. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2017.07.004 
     
  • Boden, M. T., & Thompson, R. J. (2017). Meta-analysis of the association between emotional clarity and attention to emotions. Emotion Review, 9, 79-85. doi:10.1177/1754073915610640 
     
  • Thompson, R. J., Boden, M. T. & Gotlib, I. H. (2017). Emotional variability and clarity in categorical and dimensional assessments of depression and social anxiety. Cognition and Emotion, 31, 98-108. doi:10.1080/02699931.2015.1084908 
     
  • *Wu, H., Mata, J., Furman, D. J., Whitmer, A. J., Gotlib, I. H., & Thompson, R. J. (2017). Anticipatory and consummatory pleasure and displeasure in Major Depressive Disorder: An experience sampling study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126, 149-159. doi: 10.1037/abn0000244 
     
  • Thompson, R. J.,  Kircanski, K., & Gotlib, I. H. (2016). The grass is not as green as you think: Affect evaluation in people with internalizing disorders. Journal of Affective Disorders, 203, 233-240. doi:10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.006

Courses

  • Psychology 354: Abnormal Psychology 

  • Psychology 3645: Understanding Emotions

  • Psychology 5453: Introduction to Affective Science

Faculty
Clinical Core Faculty