Research Areas

  • Building more effective and efficient tools, particularly using digital techologies, that can help identify mental health problems earlier and target multiple symptoms at once.

  • Identifying at-risk groups, risk factors,and protective factors for eating and body image concerns.

  • Exploring factors that contribute to mental health disparities and developing initatives to increase diversity and diversity appreciation within psychological science and applied psychology.

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

  1. Nowicki, G. P., Marchwinski, B., O’Flynn, J., Griffiths, S., Rodgers, R.F. (2022). Body image and associated factors among sexual minority men: A systematic review. Body Image, 43, 154–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2022.08.006

  2. Nowicki, G.P. & Rodgers, R.F. (2024). Pressures to be “Shedding for the Wedding”: An evaluation of the tripartite influence model of disordered eating among engaged women. Eating Behaviors, 52.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101849

  3. O’Flynn, J., Nowicki, G.P., Laveway, K., Gordon, A., Rodgers, R.F. (2022) Towards inclusivity: A systematic review of the conceptualization of sexual minority status and associated eating disorder outcomes. International Journal of Eating Disorders. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23830

  4. Rodgers, R.F., Nowicki. G.P., Wertheim, E., Paxton, S. (2025). Perceived effects of body positive social media content and correlations with trait body image. Eating Behaviors. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2025.101987

  5. Rodgers, R.F. & Nowicki, G.P. (2024). #Thisis40: Body image among adult women who post selfies. Journal of Women & Aging.https://doi.org/10.1080/08952841.2024.2347712

  6. Rodgers, R.F. & Nowicki, G.P. (2024). #mybestmidlife: Profiles of photo-based social media use and body image among midlife women. Body Image, 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.101646

  7. Cerolini, S., Nowicki, G.P., Rodgers, R.F. The interplay between social media use, poor sleep, and disordered eating: A narrative review. Cogent Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/28324765.2025.2594799

  8. Schueler, J.*, Epifano, B.*, Nowicki. G.P.†, Bennett, B.L. †, Burnette, C.B. †, Butler, R. †, Lannius, K.N. †, Naumann, E. †, Nicula, M.† (Clinical) trials and triumphs: Conducting pilot intervention studies for eating disorders in graduate school. In press, The Behavior Therapist [* denotes equal first author contribution, † denotes equal second author contribution].

  9. Rodgers, R.F., Hewett, R. & Nowicki, G.P. (2024). A sociocultural model of the relationships between social media use and body image in midlife women. Eating Behaviors, 53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101867

  10. Linton, S.R.*, Lees, T.*, Iturra-Mena, A., Kangas, B.D., Nowicki, G., Lobien, R., Vitaliano, G., Bergman, J., Carlezon, W.A., Pizzagalli, D.A. (2024). Behavioral and neurophysiological signatures of cognitive control in humans and rats. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijnp/pyae050 [*Equal contribution]

  11. Folorunso, O.O., Burns White, K., Alonso-Caraballo, Y., Nowicki, G.P., Olson, E.A., Pizzagalli, D.A., Carlezon, W.A., Ressler, K.J., Chartoff, E.H. (2022). Building an intentional and impactful summer research experience to increase diversity in mental health research. Neuropsychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-022-01461-8

  12. Kuhn, M., Palermo, E.H., Pagnier, G., Blank, J.M., Steinberger, D.C., Long, Y., Nowicki, G.P., Cooper, J., Treadway, M.T., Frank. M.J., Pizzagalli, D.A. (2025). Computational phenotyping of effort-based decision making in unmedicated adults with remitted depression. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2025.02.006

  13. Der-Avakian, A., Barnes, S.A.,Lees, T., Schroder, H.S., Kangas, B.D., Linton, S., Nickels, S. Robble, M.A., Breiger, M., Iturra-Mena, A.M., Lobien, R., Perlo, S., Cardenas, E., Nowicki, G.P., Dillon, D., Kesby, J.P., Bergman, J., Carlezon, W.A., Risbrough, V.B., Mukamel, E., Leutgeb, S., Pizzagalli, D.A. Identification of conserved frontal neurophysiological markers of cognitive flexibility in humans and rats. Communications Biology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08729-x

  14. Palermo, E.H., Fisher, H., Blank, J.M., Anderson, C., Bogdanov, M., Steinberger, D.C., Long, Y.L., Nowicki, G.P., Smith, G.W., Webb, C.A., Kuhn, M., & Pizzagalli, D.A. (2026, in press) Characterizing emotional dynamics in remitted depression: a network approach using ecological momentary assessment. Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/qcpv8

Selected Conference Presentations

  1. Nowicki, G.P. (2025, June). Developing a single-session intuitive eating intervention [symposium presentation]. In One Session, Many Possibilities: The Case for Single-Session Interventions in Eating Disorders Treatment (A.C. Smith, Chair), presented at the 5th International Single-Session Therapies Conference in Chicago, Il, USA.  

  2. Nowicki, G.P., Haggerty, M., Nett, S., Smith, Arielle C., Schleider, J.L., Rodgers, R.F. (2025, May). Piloting a Digital Single-Session Intuitive Eating Intervention: Preliminary Results and Future Directions. [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) 2025, San Antonio, TX, USA.  

  3. Nowicki, G.P., Haggerty, M., Nett, S., Rodgers, R.F. (2025, April). Targeting Co-morbid Anxiety and Depression in an Online Single-session Intervention Promoting Intuitive Eating Among Young Adults. [Poster presentation]. Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) 2025 Conference, Las Vegas, NV, USA.  

  4. Nowicki, G.P., Laveway, K., Cox, M., Cunha, I., Rodgers, R.F. (2024, November). If You Built It, They Will Come: Creating Digital Tools to Prevent and Treat Eating Disorders and Body Image Concerns. [Oral presentation session]. Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA) Annual Meeting, Norwood, MA, USA.  

  5. Ramirez, T.R., Braga, M. Nowicki, G.P., Chavies, N.R., Carr, S.J., Scheman, N., Crossing, A.E. (2024, November). ROADMAP: A Summer Mentored Research Program for Underrepresented Undergraduate Scholars in Psychology. [Poster presentation]. Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA) Annual Meeting, Norwood, MA, USA.  

  6. Palermo, E. H., Fisher, H., Blank, J. M., Anderson, C. Bogdanov, M., Steinberger, D., Long, Y., Nowicki, G. P., Smith, G. W., Webb, C. A., Kuhn, M. K., & Pizzagalli, D.A. (2024, November). Characterizing Emotional Dynamics in Remitted Depression: A network Approach Using Ecological Momentary Assessment. [Poster presentation]. Special Interest Group Expo, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies 58th Annual Convention, Philadelphia, PA, USA.  

  7. Lees, T., Der-Avakian, A., Barnes, S.A., Linton, S.R., Iturra-Mena, A., Kangas, B.D., Nowicki, G.P., Lobien, R., Vitaliano, G., Bergman, J., Carlezon, W.A., Pizzagalli, D.A. Neurophysiological and behavioral signatures of reward learning and responsiveness are conserved across humans and rats. [Poster presentation]. 63rd Annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Prague, Czech Republic. 

  8. Nowicki, G.P. & Rodgers, R.F. (2024, June). The impact of body image coping skills on wedding-related disordered eating over time among women: the moderating role of sexual orientation. [Poster presentation]. Appearance Matters 10 Conference, Bristol, United Kingdom.  

  9. Palermo, E., Kuhn, M., Blank, J., Long, Y., Nowicki, G.P., Webb, C.A., Pizzagalli, D.A. (2024, April). The association between emotional reactivity to an in-laboratory stressor and emotional variability in daily life varies based on depression history.[Poster Presentation]. Anxiety and Depression Association of America 2024 Conference, Boston, MA, USA.  

  10. Nowicki, G.P., & Rodgers, R.F. (2024, March). Disordered eating among brides: Investigating pre- and post-wedding eating pathology and body image. [Poster presentation]. International Conference on Eating Disorders 2024, New York, USA.  

  11. Turner, E. Nowicki, G.P., Paltin, D., Wan Isa, I. McDaniel, M., Ayegba, E., Treichler, E. (2023, November). Mental illness stigma among psychology trainees with lived experience. [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) 2023 Conference, Seattle, WA, USA.  

  12. Nowicki, G.P., Navarrete, C., Rodgers, R.F. (2023, September). "Shedding for the wedding" for whom? An evaluation of the tripartite influence model of disordered eating among women planning a wedding. [Poster presentation]. Eating Disorders Research Society (EDRS) 2023 Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.   

  13. Nowicki, G.P., Navarrete, C., Rodgers, R.F. (2023, June). Wedding-related body image through the lens of the tripartite influence model. [Oral presentation]. International Conference on Eating Disorders (ICED) 2023, Body Image Special Interest Group Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA.  

  14. Nowicki, G.P., Cornell-Rath, K., Rodgers, R.F. (2022, December 3). Social media literacy, body image, and appearance comparison among college women [Poster presentation]. Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA) Annual Meeting, Norwood, MA, USA.  

  15. Nowicki, G.P., Schroder, H.S., Lamontagne, S.J., Lobien, R., Linton, S.R., Breiger, M., Pizzagalli, D.A. (2021, April 21) RDoC in action: The role of dopamine on cognitive control performance across multiple units of analysis [Poster presentation]. Harvard Psychiatry Research Day 2021, Virtual.  

Book Chapters

  1. Rodgers, R.F., Nowicki, G.P., Tiggemann, M. (2026, in press). Media and body image. In T. Tylka, J.B. Webb, M. Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, R.F. Rodgers (Eds.). Handbook of Body Image. Guilford Press.

  2. Rodgers, R.F., & Nowicki, G.P. (2024). Body shame and gender. In E. Vanderheiden & C. H. Mayer (Eds.), Shame and Gender in Transcultural Contexts. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54593-1_3

  3. Rodgers, R.F., Nowicki, G.P, & Hewett, R.. (anticipated publication 2026). Body image in midlife and older individuals. In T. Tyla & V. Swami (Eds.), Handbook of Diversity in Body Image. Elsevier.

I lived in multiple countries with my family as a child, which gave me a deep appreciation for other cultures. Traveling to academic conferences, learning about the vast world around me, and meeting new colleagues from different countries is one of my favorite things about being a research scientist.

My goal is to have my research take me to every inhabited continent, and I hope to add new pins to the map on the left each year!