Sarah Ketay

Education

PhD, Stony Brook University

MA, Stony Brook University

BA, Mount Holyoke College

Sarah Ketay is a social and health psychologist who joined the University of Hartford after completing her postdoctoral fellowship in neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her work explores the psychological and physiological foundations of social interaction, stress, and well-being.

She investigates how people form meaningful connections, examining the roles of closeness and stress hormones in dyadic interactions. Her research examines multiple pathways to well-being, including the role of self-compassion in stress, how mindfulness shapes social interactions, and personality and cultural factors in workplace well-being. Her work increases our understanding of social processes and informs the development of evidence-based interventions for reducing stress, strengthening social connections, and promoting resilience.