The Department of Psychology is happy to announce the addition of Dr. Brittany Jakubiak as a new member of the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Jakubiak joins us from Carnegie Mellon University where she received her PhD in Social/Personality/Health psychology. She is excited to be researching and teaching topics related to social and health psychology at Syracuse University. Dr. Jakubiak's current research centers around testing whether/how affectionate touch promotes relational and individual well-being outcomes and investigating how close others facilitate adjustment to chronic illness and stress. To learn more about Dr. Jakubiak's work visit her research page.