Carmen Morawetz is a Professor in the cognitive, affective and social neuroscience areas of the Psychology Department at University of Innsbruck. Using a combination of behavioral, physiological, and neuroimaging measures, she is interested in understanding how emotions are generated, how people regulate their emotions and how emotional experiences influence other cognitive functions such as decision-making, language, and memory. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Innsbruck, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Goettingen and postdoctoral training at the Freie Universität Berlin and the Medical University of Vienna. In her spare time she enjoys running, traveling, surfing, cooking, sewing and handcrafting.