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Laura Smart Richman

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences
Box 104023, Durham, NC 27708-0085
215 Morris St., Suite 210, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Dr. Richman's research broadly focuses on understanding factors that contribute to health disparities for disadvantaged groups. Some research areas include the role of social status, gentrification, and social network characteristics on health behaviors and outcomes. 

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Areas of expertise: Health Behavior and Health Measurement

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences · 2022 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments

In the News


Published November 18, 2015
Scholars Meet on the Psychological Effects of Race and Class
Published July 20, 2015
Laura Richman: Discrimination’s toxic effect on health

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Recent Publications


RELATIONAL HEALTH: How Social Connection Impacts Our Physical and Mental Wellbeing

Chapter · January 1, 2023 We tend to credit the healthy for good habits and discipline, and assign blame to the sick. All too often we view our health as a product of individual inputs rather than through a lens of interconnected, relational health. The relational health perspectiv ... Full text Cite

Social Relationships, Wealth, and Cardiometabolic Risk: Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study of U.S. Older Adults.

Journal Article J Aging Health · October 2022 Objectives: To investigate multiple dimensions of social relationships related to biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and how their associations vary by wealth in older adults. Methods: Growth curve models were used to investigate the longitudinal associa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Meta-analysis of interpersonal discrimination and health-related behaviors.

Journal Article Health Psychol · May 2022 OBJECTIVE: This article comprehensively examines the relationship between interpersonal discrimination (IPD) and health-related behavior (HB), expanding upon Pascoe and Richman's (2009) meta-analysis and research synthesis. METHOD: One hundred and twenty o ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


COMPASS

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Southern AIDS Coalition · 2018 - 2022

The effect of stigma on social motivational orientation, self-disclosure, and relatonship featurs for people coping with mental illness; A moderated-mediation model

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues · 2015 - 2016

Self-Generated Research Experiences to Support Biomedical/Behavioral Research Careers

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Virginia · 1997 Ph.D.
University of Virginia · 1994 M.A.
University of Maryland, College Park · 1992 B.S.