Education:
Ph.D., University of Rochester - 2011 (Social-Personality Psychology)
M.A., University of Rochester - 2005 (Psychology)
B.S., Northeastern University - 2001 (Psychology)
Areas of Expertise:
Carmichael's research aims to better understand the ways in which social interactions between close relationship partners impact health and well-being. She examines how particular relationship processes (such as sharing positive news and providing social support), and the affective experiences occurring as a result of those processes, impact short- and long-term physical health and emotional adjustment. These processes are examined in the lab, and in the natural ebb and flow of daily life.
Books and Publications
Lane, R.D., C.L. Carmichael and H.T. Reis. "Differentiation in the Momentary Rating of Somatic Symptoms Covaries With Trait Emotional Awareness in Patients at Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death." Psychosomatic Medicine 73: 185-92. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
Reis, H.T., S.M. Smith, C.L. Carmichael, P.A. Caprariello, F.F. Tsai, A. Rodrigues and M.R. Maniaci. "Are You Happy for Me? How Sharing Positive Events With Others Provides Personal and Interpersonal Benefits." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 99: 311-29. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Tomlinson, J.M., C.L. Carmichael, H.T. Reis and A. Aron. "Affective Forecasting and Individual Differences: Accuracy for Relational Events and Anxious Attachment." Emotion 10: 447-53. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Carmichael, C.L., F. Tsai, S.M. Smith, P. Caprariello and H.T. Reis. "The Self and Intimate Relationships." The Self. Eds. C. Sedikides and S. Spencer. London: Psychology Press. 285-309. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2007
Carmichael, C.L. and H.T. Reis. "Attachment, Sleep Quality, and Depressed Affect." Health Psychology 24: 526-31. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Enhancing Health and Well-being Through Close Social Ties." Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, N.C. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2013
Carmichael, C.L. and H.T. Reis. "In Your 20s It's Quantity, In Your 30s It's Quality: The Prognostic Value of Social Activity Is Context Dependent" poster. 2013 Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. New Orleans. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2013
