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What if the way you sound during a 911 call could make you a murder suspect?

The Human Ecology Alumni Association (HEAA) invites you to an eye-opening webinar that explores exactly that question.

Join Cornell Human Ecology psychologist Dr. Jessica Salerno as she shares groundbreaking research on how emotional expectations fuel wrongful convictions — and why there's no "one size fits all" response to trauma. This is a conversation you won't want to miss.

Learn how to turn research into real-world social impact

I am a professor in the Department of Psychology, director of the Purpose Science and innovation Exchange and co-founder of Purpose Commons. I received my B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and my Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Florida International University. I completed my postdoctoral training within the Multicultural Research Institute at the University of Notre Dame.

My research follows two paths. The first investigates why having a sense of self-direction – or purpose

Julia Chapman joined The Parenting Project: Healthy Children, Families & Communities team in May 2017, and also works with the Youth Risk and Opportunity Lab at Cornell University. She has a B.A. in psychology from the University of Rochester and received a master’s in social work in 2022. Her research interests include how trauma relates to adolescent development and how families can act as protective factors against the development of maladaptive coping mechanisms.