Researcher. Psychologist. Mentor.

Dr. Fallon Goodman is a psychology professor and clinical psychologist. She received her Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Family Science from the University of Maryland and her Masters and PhD from George Mason University. She completed her doctoral clinical training at McLean Psychiatric Hospital, a Harvard Medical School hospital.

Fallon directs the Emotion and Resilience Lab at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her lab examines how people overcome social anxiety, build lasting social relationships, and foster resilience to adversity. Much of this research uses smartphone monitoring technologies to examine daily experiences as they unfold in real-time. Her work has been featured in national media outlets including CNN, The Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review. In her first year as a professor, she won an early career award from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.

At GW, she teaches psychology courses and supervises a lively crew of undergraduate and graduate students. Mentoring students is the great joy of her life.

Fallon is passionate about disseminating science. She co-designed two books for National Geographic, frequently gives talks to the public, and writes digestible articles with practical takeaways.

As a New Jersey native from a large Italian family, she learned early how to adapt to frenetic social environments. She was an avid soccer player until she realized (accepted) that she wasn’t very good; she’s since redirected her passion to psychology.

Fallon lives in the Washington, DC area with her partner, daughter, and socially anxious dog Leo.