Expert Profile
Jessica Borelli
Associate Professor of Psychological Science
Jessie Borelli's research focuses on the links between close relationships and mental health
Areas of Expertise
- Attachment
- Parenting
- Developmental
- Mental Health
- Health
- Clinical
- Parent-Child Relationships
Biography
Jessie Borelli is an Associate Professor of Psychological Science at University of California, Irvine. She is a clinical psychologist specializing the field of developmental psychopathology; her research focuses on the links between close relationships, emotions, health, and development, with a particular focus on risk for anxiety and depression.
Jessie Borelli also maintains a small private practice where she sees children, adolescents, adults, couples and families, with a specialization in the areas of anxiety disorders, eating disorders, adoption, and parenting (www.compass-therapy.com).
Media
Media Appearances
‘This should not be ridiculed’: the link between hypochondria and early death
The Guardian, 1/20/2024
Ever Feel So Stressed It Seems Like The World Is Spinning? Why It Happens and 6 Ways To Instantly Feel Calmer
First for Women, 9/11/2023
Understanding anxiety when kids go back to school
KCBS Radio, 8/8/2023
7 Fool-Proof Ways To Leave A Great First Impression
Fatherly, 8/8/2023
The Kids Aren’t Alright: The Pandemic’s Lasting Toll On Learning And Mental Health
LAist – AirTalk, 8/7/2023
A ‘failure to launch’: Why young people are having less sex
Los Angeles Times, 8/2/2023
How to Make the Most of Your Relationships
Psychology Today, 6/15/2023
Understanding Factor Analysis in Psychology
Verywell Mind, 5/22/2023
How Does Body Dysmorphia Affect Young Men & Teens? We Discuss Its Causes, Problems & Solutions
LAist - AirTalk, 4/25/2023
10 ways to boost your mood in 15 minutes or less when you're having an off day and don't want to do anything
Insider, 1/17/2023
Articles
I “get” you, babe: Reflective functioning in partners transitioning to parenthood
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 1/1/1970
Flattening the Mental Health Curve in the Time of COVID-19: A Call to Action for Clinical Psychological Science
PsyArXiv, 1/1/1970
Reflective functioning and empathy among mothers of school-aged children: Charting the space between.
American Psychological Association, 1/1/1970
Interpersonal physiological regulation during couple support interactions: Examining the role of respiratory sinus arrhythmia and emotional support
Psychophysiology, 5/19/2024
Children's and Mothers' Cardiovascular Reactivity to a Standardized Laboratory Stressor: Unique Relations With Maternal Anxiety and Overcontrol
Emotion, 1/1/1970
Gender Differences in Work-Family Guilt in Parents of Young Children
Sex Roles, 5/19/2024
Mothering From the Inside Out: Results of a Second Randomized Clinical Trial Testing a Mentalization-Based Intervention for Mothers in Addiction Treatment
Dev Psychopathol, 1/1/1970
Reflective Functioning, Physiological Reactivity, and Overcontrol in Mothers: Links With School-Aged Children's Reflective Functioning
Dev Psychol, 1/1/1970
Education
Yale University
PhD, Clinical Psychology
UC Berkeley
BA
Research Grants
A Comprehensive Parent-Child Prevention Program for Youth Violence: The YEA/MADRES Program
Centers for Disease Control - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2017 - 2020 Principal Investigator: Nancy Guerra, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator: Jessica L. Borelli, Ph.D.