Babak (Alfred) Saatchi is the founding director of the Emotional Health Lab (EHL) and Assistant Professor of Nursing at San José State University. He earned his PhD in Nursing Science from University of California, Irvine, where his dissertation project examined trait and state irritability and their impact on daily functioning of college-attending young adults. With a background in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Dr. Saatchi’s research integrates symptom science, artificial intelligence (AI), teaching innovations, and mindfulness-based strategies. He has advanced training in evidence-based pedagogical approaches, salivary bioscience, structural equation modeling, and intensive longitudinal data analysis, and has published widely on irritability and emotional health in young adults.