Dasha Yermol
- Graduate Student
Contact Info
1415 Jayhawk Blvd
Lawrence, KS 66045
Biography —
Dasha studies how facial expressions and other nonverbal signals are communicated and interpreted, as well as how these signals become coordinated in a dyad's interaction over time (i.e., affective nonverbal synchrony). Her work also examines the functions of affective nonverbal synchrony and how synchrony varies across individuals, relationships, and social contexts. Additionally, she is interested in identifying statistical methods that appropriately capture the nested, dynamic, and interdependent nature of affective data.
Education —
Research —
Research Lab: Affective Communication & Computing (AffCom) Lab
Advisor: Jeffrey Girard, Ph.D.
Research Lab: Emotions in Context (EMIC) Lab
Advisor: Katie Hoemann, Ph.D.
Selected Publications —
Girard, J. M., Yermol, D. A., Salah, A. A., & Cohn, J. F. (2025). Computational analysis of expressive behavior in clinical assessment. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 22. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/uf4nq_v3
Girard, J. M., Yermol, D. A., Bylsma, L. M., Cohn, J. F., Fournier, J. C., Morency, L., & Swartz, H. A. (2025). Dynamic and Dyadic Relationships between Facial Behavior, Working Alliance, and Treatment Outcomes during Depression Therapy. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/b2a87_v1
Langbehn, A. T., Yermol, D. A., Zhao, F., Thorstenson, C. A., & Niedenthal, P. M. (2022). Wearing N95, Surgical, and Cloth Face Masks Compromises the Perception of Emotion. Affective Science, 3, 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-021-00097-z
Selected Presentations —
Wilder, A., Bowman, R., & Yermol, D.A. (2026, April). Comparing Wearable Devices and their Validity in Psychological Research. Poster presented at the Symposium for Undergraduate Psychology Engagement and Research (SUPER).
Yoo, J., Yermol, D.A., Burke, T.A., Liu, R.T., & Girard, J.M (2025, April). Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms in Guardian-Adolescent Conversations: Reconciliation Moments. Poster presented at the Symposium for Undergraduate Psychology Engagement and Research (SUPER).
Awards & Honors —
George Kellas Travel Award, Spring 2026
Barbara Schowen Undergraduate Mentor Award, Spring 2025
Larry Wrightsman Summer Fellowship, Summer 2025
Service —
BBQ Graduate Student Representative, Fall 2023-Spring 2025
Society for Affective Science Student Committee, Spring 2021-Fall 2025