Affective science is the interdisciplinary field focused on understanding emotional and affective processes. Affective science involves research on emotion, emotion regulation, mood disorders, and affective neuroscience. Affective scientists use a variety of methods and approaches in their work, from purely behavioral and organizational studies in humans to molecular and cellular studies in animals. There are multiple faculty in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, across program areas, who focus on affective processes in their research programs. This research cluster has formed a discussion group with faculty in the department and across campus, with the aim of catalyzing emotion research that crosses traditional disciplines and methods to address important societal issues, such as substance abuse and fear disorders.
Brian Anderson
- APS Fellow, Charles Puryear Professorship in Liberal Arts
- Office: PSYC 208
- Phone: (979) 458-0168
- Email: brian.anderson@tamu.edu

Carlos Bolaños
- Naomi Lewis Endowed Faculty Fellow
- Professor
- Office: PSYC 240
- Phone: (979) 845-3293
- Email: bolanos@tamu.edu

Rebecca Brooker
- Professor, APS Fellow
- Office: PSYC 249
- Phone: 979-845-2581
- Email: rebeccabrooker@tamu.edu

Joshua Hicks
- Social Area Coordinator
- Professor
- Office: PSYC 271
- Phone: (979) 845-2097
- Email: joshua.hicks@tamu.edu

Heather Lench
- Senior Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs, Professor, Interim Head of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
- Email: hlench@tamu.edu

Israel Liberzon
- Distinguished University Professor, William and Dorothy Stearman Endowed Professor
- Email: liberzon@tamu.edu

Annmarie MacNamara
- Associate Professor
- Office: MILN 123
- Phone: (979) 845-3069
- Email: amacnamara@tamu.edu


Mary Meagher
- Claude H. Everett Jr. '47 Chair in Liberal Arts, APA Fellow and APS Fellow
- Professor
- Email: m-meagher@tamu.edu




Rachel Smith
- BCN Area Coordinator
- Associate Professor
- Office: ILSB 3151B
- Phone: 979-458-0240
- Email: rachelsmith@tamu.edu
