Psychophysiology of Affect across the Lifespan (PAL) Lab | News

PAL Lab in the community!

2026-08-07T15:22:00-04:00

PALs at "Shower Your Baby with Love" Community Baby Shower in Elkhart County. Ask us about pregnancy, newborn, and early childhood support!

PALs love to be active in the community-- from giving talks about research and clinical care to being part of the village!

Check out some of our recent events:

Thanks for having us, Sunburst 2026!

What an honor to be included in the 2026 Annual Report Presentation for St. Joseph County Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Program this morning. Better understanding communication in perinatal care is essential to supporting families. Please check out our linktree or official website to enroll in our ongoing studies with perinatal care providers and patients!

Dr. Hill had the pleasure of speaking at the Community Foundation of Elkhart County Scholarship Appreciation Brunch. She shared about her journey from high school to faculty at Notre Dame, the tremendous role of support in her journey, and how she hopes to "inspire good."

PALs at Pop Up Pregnancy and Family Village

MHAM 2026 Perinatal Symposium: Dr. Hill will be giving a talk on "The neuroscience of emotions and resilience within the family."

Research featured on CBS, PBS, ABC, NBC

2025-08-14T16:17:00-04:00

The research "Evidence that prenatal care visit experiences influence perceptions of the child" was recently featured on the Inside Indiana Business Health segment. Dr. Hill discusses how prenatal ultrasounds mark a major milestone for parents during pregnancy, how - seemingly small - words and phrases may have long-term impact, and how it is never too early to support parent-child relationships.

Check out the news segment here: https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/videos/iu-school-of-medicine-earns-new-alzheimers-grant-notre-dame-shares-new-study-on-ultrasounds

Research featured in Notre Dame News

2025-08-04T14:14:00-04:00

Dr. Hill sat down with Tracy DeStazio, Associate Director of the Office of Media Relations, to discuss work recently published on communication during prenatal care experiences!

Check out the news article here: First impressions count: How babies are talked about during ultrasounds impacts parent perceptions, caregiving relationship

Check out the published article here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44271-025-00256-z.pdf

Dr. Hill and colleagues win 90-second ‘Psychophys is’ video competition!

2024-11-13T18:49:00-05:00

On October 23 - 26, Dr. Hill travelled to the annual Society for Psychophysiological Research conference in Prague, Czech Republic, and presented her work. Notably, Dr. Hill and colleagues also won 90-second ‘Psychophys is’ video competition with their EEG video! To learn more information about the contest, the EEG video (submission #12), as well as other video submissions, please visit the SPR website.

Dr. Kaylin Hill joins the Notre Dame psychology department with five other new faculty members

2024-11-11T17:02:43-05:00

Dr. Kaylin Hill joins the Notre Dame psychology department with five other new faculty members in Fall 2024. Please click here to check out this exciting news!

Dr. Hill receives grant to study depression link in mothers and children

2024-11-04T12:17:00-05:00

When Dr. Hill was a postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University, she received a K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Mental Health. Please click here for more information!