Jennifer is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher in the Laboratory
for Darwinian Neuroscience at Emory. Her current work is
focused on the biological bases of paternal nurturance. Her
research interests are in the variation in, and plasticity of, social
cognitive skills. In particular, she uses functional neuroimaging to
explore how behavioral, cultural, and genetic factors modulate
prosocial emotions and behaviors. Dr. Mascaro received her
Ph.D. in biological anthropology in 2011 from Emory University in
the laboratory of James K. Rilling, Ph.D., where her dissertation
was on the longitudinal investigation of the effects of compassion
meditation on the neurobiology supporting empathy and
compassion.
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