You are invited to this week’s special talk organized by the Department of Psychology.
\nEveryone is welcome to attend!<\/p>\n
Three pillars of human flourishing: affective roots in the family, social connection, and coping.<\/p>\n
Speaker: \u00d6zge U\u011furlu
\nPostdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University<\/p>\n
Date: 25.03.2026, Wednesday
\nTime: 12:30 PM
\nRoom: H 232<\/p>\n
Abstract: Human flourishing involves both feeling and functioning well, including the capacity to navigate emotional experiences and sustain meaningful social connection over time. In this talk, I examine three interrelated components of human flourishing: early relational contexts, social connection, and coping processes. I begin by examining where flourishing starts\u2014within early family contexts\u2014by unpacking how caregivers’ emotion-related beliefs and support shape children’s regulatory capacities and emotional well-being. Transitioning to adulthood, I then synthesize cognitive and affective resilience factors that could sustain social connection in daily life. Finally, I examine how individuals cope with emotional experiences, focusing on the role of language, as it provides a window into individuals’ internal states of thoughts and feelings.
\nBio: I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University, working with Abigail Marsh. I previously completed my PhD and postdoctoral training in the social-personality psychology program at the University of California, Berkeley, where I worked with \u00d6zlem Ayduk and Dacher Keltner. I was also a visiting postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n
Positioned at the intersection of developmental, affective, and social-personality psychology, my research adopts an interdisciplinary approach to examine how emotion recognition, experiences, beliefs, and regulation shape socioemotional functioning, loneliness, health, and well-being. To fully grasp the impact of emotions on our lives, I ask three interrelated questions: (1) What are the affective roots of psychosocial well-being? (2) How do daily experiences of positive emotions shape loneliness, health, and well-being? (3) How do people regulate their own and others’ emotions effortlessly? We hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You are invited to this week’s special talk organized by the Department of Psychology. Everyone is welcome to attend! Three pillars of human flourishing: affective roots in the family, social connection, and coping. Speaker: \u00d6zge U\u011furlu Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychology at Georgetown University Date: 25.03.2026, Wednesday Time: [\u2026] <\/p>\n
\nFor more information, please visit ozgeugurlu.com<\/a><\/p>\n