Rachel Koffer
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
PhD, Human Development & Family Studies (2018)
BDSS-IGERT Fellow, Cohort 2 (2013-15)
Email:
rek183@psu.edu
Education:
- Currently: Human Development & Family Studies
- BA, Psychology / Economics, Brandeis University
- Advisors: David Almeida and Nilam Ram
Biography:
Archived bio:
Rachel is a PhD student in Human Development and Family Studies. Broadly, she is interested in the pathways through which stress exposure and reactivity affect health and well-being across the lifespan. Current projects focus on identifying the mechanisms that drive the bidirectional relations between stress and economic well-being, using longitudinal burst designs to capture these effects.
Research Rotation (2013-2014): With Nilam Ram and David Almeida, Human Development & Family Studies
Externship (Summer, 2014): German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin
Departments:
- Human Development & Family Studies:
- PhD Candidate