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Tammi Kral

Tammi Kral

Behavioral Scientist, Healthy Minds Innovations

tammi@lightsaildev.hminnovations.org

Tammi is a scientist with expertise in human cognition, behavior, and health research. She enjoys translating difficult-to-measure emotive and psychological characteristics into quantitative models. Tammi earned her PhD in Affective & Contemplative Neuroscience from UW-Madison’s Psychology program.

Her research has explored the neural, behavioral and cognitive mechanisms underlying emotion, well-being, and empathic behavior. It asks – how can behavioral interventions effectively target these mechanisms to improve well-being and to foster inclusive, empathic communities?

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Education

  • PhD, Psychology, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications:

  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41539-018-0029-6 https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsx099 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.07.013
  • https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsz050 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-021815-093423 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53393-x
  • https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-47662-y https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.14.21258762