Abigail Marsh Ph.D.

Abigail Marsh, Ph.D., is a Professor at Georgetown University and the author of the book The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between. She directs the Laboratory on Social & Affective Neuroscience, where she and her students conduct behavioral, genetic, and brain imaging research aimed at addressing questions like: How do people understand what others think and feel? What drives us to help other people?

To learn more about her research, visit www.abigailmarsh.com.