Eric Anderson, PhD

Faculty Scientist I

Research Interests

  • Affective science in health care
  • Perception and decision-making
  • Psychophysiology

Dr. Anderson is an experimental psychologist at CIPHR. He completed a PhD in psychology at Northeastern University with a focus on affective science. He then completed a postdoc at Tufts University at the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Science.

Dr. Anderson’s previous research focused on how affective beliefs influence perception. He is currently interested in understanding how affect and emotions influence perception, decisions, and behavior in health relevant contexts. In particular, what are the emotional dynamics people experience when faced with serious illness and death? How do emotions in this context influence their health care decisions and overall wellbeing? Dr. Anderson’s other interdisciplinary collaborations include studying whether therapy dogs reduce physiological distress, perception in anxiety disorders, and the affective impact of urban design. In addition to traditional laboratory methods, he uses wearable sensors to measure physiological responses outside the laboratory. He is an advocate of open, reproducible science.

More details available at: https://ericmranderson.wordpress.com

Rueter, J., Anderson, E. C., Graham, L. C., Antov, A., Helbig, P., Gaitor, L., Bourne, J., Edelman, E., Reed, E. K., Reddi, H. V., Mockus, S., DiPalazzo, J., Lu-Emerson, C., Inhorn, R., Sinclair, S. J., Thomas, C. A., Brooks, P. L., Rasmussen, K., Han, P., … Group, M. W. (2023). The Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative: Implementing a Community Cancer Genomics Program Across an Entire Rural State. JCO Precision Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.22.00619

DiBiase, J. F., Scharnetzki, E., Edelman, E., Lucas, F. L., Helbig, P., Rueter, J., Han, P. K. J., Ziller, E., Jacobs, E. A., Anderson, E. C., & MCGI Working Group. (2023). Urban-Rural and Socioeconomic Differences in Patient Knowledge and Perceptions of Genomic Tumor Testing. Journal of Clinical Oncology: Precision Oncology. https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.22.00631

Wasp, G.T., Kaur-Gill, S., Anderson, E.C., Vergo, M.T., Chelen, J., Tosteston, T., Barr, P.J., Barnato, A.E. (2023). Evaluating physician emotion regulation in serious illness conversations using multimodal assessment. Journal of Pain Symptom Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.07.001

Darling, K. W., Kohut, M., Leeds, S., Anderson, E. C., & Han, P. K. J. (2022). “Doing Good” in U.S.

Cancer Genomics? Valuation practices across the boundaries of research and care in rural community oncology. New Genetics and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/14636778.2022.2091532

Hutchinson, R., Anderson, E.C., Ruben, M., Manning, N., John, L., Daruvala, A., Rizzo, D., Eppstein, M., Gramling, R., Han, P.K.J. (2022). A formative multi-method study of emotional responsiveness in telepalliative care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2021.0589

Anderson, E. C., DiPalazzo, J., Edelman, E., Helbig, P., Reed, K., Miesfeldt, S., Thomas, C., Lucas, F. L., Fenton, A. T. H. R., Antov, A., Hall, M. J., Roberts, J. S., Rueter, J., & Han, P. K. J. (2021). Patients’ expectations of benefits from large-panel genomic tumor testing in rural community oncology practices. Journal of Clinical Oncology: Precision Oncology, 5, 1554–1562. https://doi.org/10.1200/po.21.00235

Anderson, E.C. Hinton, A., Lary, C., Fenton, T.H.R., Antov, A., Edelman, E., Helbig, P., Reed, K., Miesfeldt, S., Thomas, C.A., Hall, M.J., Roberts, J.S., Rueter, J., & Han, P.K.J., MCGI (2021). Community oncologists’ perceptions and utilization of large-panel genomic tumor testing. BioMed Central: Cancer, 21(1), 1273. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08985-0

Mueller, M. K., Anderson, E. C., King, E. K., & Urry, H. L. (2021). Null effects of therapy dog interaction on adolescent anxiety during a laboratory-based social evaluative stressor. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 34(4), 365–380. https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2021.1892084

Anderson, E. C., Carleton, R. N., Diefenbach, M., & Han, P. K. J. (2019). The relationship between uncertainty and affect. Frontiers in Psychology, 10(November), 9–22. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02504