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Overview
I study the effects of life stress on mental and
physical health, with a focus on the neural and biological factors that
mediate these links. I am especially interested in how social stressors
are attended to and perceived,
and how
these processes get translated into
downstream biological changes that have the ability to promote
susceptibility to disease. I am also interested in why some types of
stressful life events,
such as those involving social rejection, are especially deleterious.
This work is
generously supported by:
I have secondary interests in the
principles and methods of transformational teaching. This is an approach
to classroom instruction that I have been developing with psychologist Philip Zimbardo.
Support for this project has been provided by:
Summary of Current Projects
Targeted Rejection and the Onset of Depression
Selective Sensitization to Interpersonal Loss in
Depression
Psychoneuroimmunology of Social
Stress and
Depression
Automated Assessment of Life Stress
Principles and Methods of Transformational Teaching
Collaborations
In addition, I am a
co-investigator or consultant on several studies investigating the
effects of life stress on physical health outcomes, including nicotine
use/abuse, weight gain and body fat distribution, and ovarian cancer. Current collaborators include:
Naomi I. Eisenberger, Ph.D., UCLA |
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Elissa E. Epel, Ph.D., UCSF | Website
Ian H. Gotlib, Ph.D., Stanford University | Website
Kate L. Harkness, Ph.D., Queen's University | Website
Margaret E. Kemeny, Ph.D., UCSF |
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Susan K. Lutgendorf, Ph.D., University of Iowa |
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Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D., Harvard University |
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Scott M. Monroe, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame | Website
Anne D. Simons, Ph.D.,
University of Oregon |
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Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., Stanford University |
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