Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
·
2020 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neurosciences,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Handbook of Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine
Book · January 1, 2022 Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. It is well recognized that traditional risk factors for cardiovascular disease have limited predictive utility in the identification of new cardiovas ... Full text CiteInflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Psychological Factors
Chapter · January 1, 2022 Inflammation plays an important role in the etiology and pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease and its most common form, atherosclerosis. The present chapter provides the reader a short synopsis of the role of inflammation in the etiology of atheroscle ... Full text Open Access CiteRecent Grants
Depression & CHD: Cellular-Molecular Mechanisms
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2017Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Effects on Sleep Quality, Stress Physiology & CVD Risk
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2014Stress and Behavior in Health and Disease
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1989 - 2011View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Wake Forest University ·
2015
M.A.
University of Miami ·
1986
Ph.D.