Psychologist Derek Isaacowitz of Northeastern University discusses his research on attention and emotion, part of the Experts in Emotion interview series directed by June Gruber at Yale. He describes what drew him to studying emotion, then spends the bulk of the conversation on his core findings, which center on how people, especially as they age, direct their visual attention toward or away from emotional information and what that reveals about emotion regulation. He closes with thoughts on where the field is headed and practical advice for students considering research careers in emotion science. The format is a seated interview with on-screen chapter markers rather than a formal classroom lecture, but the content stays focused on his published research program and the reasoning behind it rather than biography or promotion.