PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology & Neuroscience
UNC-Chapel Hill
Cancer Prevention and Control
Area of interest
Muscatell studies how social experiences (e.g., stress, social status, inequality, discrimination, loneliness, social support) influence physical health and emotional well-being, incorporating techniques from social neuroscience and psychoneuroimmunology to identify pathways linking the social environment and health outcomes.
Awards and Honors
- UNC Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience Faculty Research Mentoring Award 2017
- 2014 American Psychosomatic Society Young Investigator Colloquium
- 2014 UCSF Dept. of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Trainee Award
- 2013 American Psychosomatic Society Travel Award for MacLean Scholars
- 2012 American Psychosomatic Society Citation Poster Award
- 2011 Western Psychological Association Robert L. Solso Research Award
- 2011 American Psychosomatic Society Travel Award for MacLean Scholars
- 2011 American Psychosomatic Society Citation Poster Award
- 2010 American Psychosomatic Society Citation Poster Award
- 2010 Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference Travel Award
- 2010-2011 Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, “Biobehavioral Aspects of Physical and Mental Health,” NIMH Training Grant T32 MH015750-21
- 2009-2012 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
- 2008-2009 UCLA Graduate Fellowship, UCLA Department of Psychology and UCLA Graduate Division
