I completed my Psychology Specialist Bachelor’s degree at the University of Toronto. During this time I gained research experience in Clinical and Social/Personality Psychology. I completed my Clinical Psychology Master’s degree at the University of British Columbia. My thesis investigated interpersonal emotion regulation and its association with affect in response to stress. I am currently a PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program, working with Dr. Joelle LeMoult in her Depression, Anxiety and Stress Lab (DAS Lab).

I study emotion within the context of Clinical Psychology. My research seeks to investigate individual differences in response to stress and emotional regulation within anxiety and depression. I am currently examining this in participants with comorbid Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).

LeMoult, J., Battaglini, A. M.,* Grocott, B.,* Jopling, E.,* Rnic, K.,* Yang, L.* (in press) Advances in stress and depression research. Current Opinion in Psychiatry.

Battaglini, A. M., Rnic, K., Jameson, T., Jopling, E., Albert, A. Y. & LeMoult, J. (2022). The association of emotion regulation flexibility and negative and positive affect in daily life. Affective Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00132-7

Battaglini, A. M., Rnic, K., Jameson, T., Jopling, E. & LeMoult, J. (2022). Interpersonal emotion regulation flexibility: Effects on affect in daily life. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001132

Battaglini, A. M., Rnic, K., Tracy, A., Jopling, E., & LeMoult, J. (2021). Co-rumination across in-person and digital communication: Associations with affect and relationship closeness in adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 89, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2021.04.011

LeMoult, J., Battaglini, A. M., Rnic, K., & Castonguay, L. G. (in press). Depression. In L. G. Castonguay, T. F. Oltmanns, & A. D. Powers (Eds.), Psychopathology: From science to clinical practice. New York: Guilford Press.

Giacomin, M., Battaglini, A. M., & Rule, N. O. (2018). Grandiose narcissists seek status selectively. Social Cognition, 36, 20-42. https://doi.org/10.1521/soco.2018.36.1.20

*These authors contributed equally to the work

• President’s Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award (UBC)
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship
• Institute of Mental Health (IMH) Marshall Scholarship, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia
• Four-Year Doctoral Fellowship, Psychology Department, University of British Columbia
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program