Wayne State University professor receives career achievement award from the Society for Health Psychology – Division of Research & Innovation
Mark Lumley, Ph.D., distinguished professor of psychology, has been awarded the 2024 Nathan W. Perry, Jr. Award for Career Service to Health Psychology from the Society for Health Psychology. DETROIT…
The ever-changing psychology of mental health
A couple of years ago, I noticed something new in the reports I was reading about the adolescents I worked with. ‘As part of her ADHD, Amelia also has RSD’,…
Sandra Barrueco, psychology, and colleagues receive nearly $1M to train graduate students in culturally competent behavioral health services for underserved Maryland youth
UMBC’s commitment to integrating training with research and community engagement drew Sandra Barrueco, professor of psychology, to join the psychology department last summer. Barrueco hit the ground running with a…
A look at cardiac psychology
Margery Quackenbush was attending a board meeting of the nonprofit where she served as executive director when she felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her chest. As the organization’s president…
The Role of Meaning and Motivation in Health Psychology
Dr. Kevin Masters, a distinguished Clinical Health Psychology Professor at the University of Colorado, has dedicated his career to understanding the intricate relationship between psychology and cardiovascular health. His journey…
Nancy Adler, ‘Icon in American Medicine’ and Architect of Health Psychology and Social Determinants of Health, Dies at 77
Nancy E. Adler, PhD, the visionary who co-authored the foundational textbook of health psychology in 1979 and dedicated her life to understanding the profound link between social factors and health,…