Laura Smart Richman | Scholars@Duke

Laura Smart Richman
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences

Research interests include the influence of psychosocial factors on health outcomes and health behaviors, with particular attention to identity, emotion, and perceived discrimination. Particular interest in how the psychological and physical consequences of perceived discrimination may be moderated by how strongly one identifies with the group that is the target of discrimination. Other interests include the biological mechanisms by which emotion and emotion regulation influence health.

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Areas of expertise: Health Behavior and Health Measurement

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017
Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative, Duke University Energy Initiative, Initiatives 2015
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2018

Contact Information

324 Soc/Psych, Durham, NC 27708
Box 104023, Durham, NC 27708-0085
(919) 660-5754

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Virginia 1997
- M.A., University of Virginia 1994
- B.S., University of Maryland, College Park 1992
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2017
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2010 - 2017
- Assistant Research Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2010
- Assistant Research Professor of Psychology: Social and Health Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2005 - 2006
Recognition
In the News
- NOV 18, 2015
  
  Scholars Meet on the Psychological Effects of Race and Class
- JUL 20, 2015 The News & Observer
  
  Laura Richman: Discrimination’s toxic effect on health
Research
Selected Grants
- COMPASS awarded by Southern AIDS Coalition 2018 - 2020
- The effect of stigma on social motivational orientation awarded by Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 2015 - 2016
- Self-Generated Research Experiences to Support Biomedical/Behavioral Research Careers awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
- Discrimination & Short & Long-Term Risks for Depression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2005 - 2011
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Richman, LS, Pascoe, E, & Lattanner, M. (2017, December 6). Interpersonal discrimination and physical health. In The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health (pp. 203-218). Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Boynton, MH, & Richman, LS. (2013, March). WHY ETHNIC IDENTITY AND EXPERIENCES OF DISCRIMINATION MATTER TO ETHNIC MINORITY HEALTH DECISION-MAKING: A DAILY DIARY STUDY OF SUBSTANCE USE AND NUTRITION USING MTURK. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Richman, LS, & Stock, M. (2018, October). Necessary considerations for a life course perspective on discrimination and health. Social Science & Medicine (1982) , 215 , 163-166. Full Text
  - Linnenbrink-Garcia, L, Perez, T, Barger, MM, Wormington, SV, Godin, E, Snyder, KE, Robinson, K, Sarkar, A, Richman, LS, & Schwartz-Bloom, R. (2018, April). Repairing the Leaky Pipeline: A Motivationally Supportive Intervention to Enhance Persistence in Undergraduate Science Pathways. Contemporary Educational Psychology , 53 , 181-195. Full Text
  - Stock, ML, Gibbons, FX, Beekman, JB, Williams, KD, Richman, LS, & Gerrard, M. (2018, April). Racial (vs. self) affirmation as a protective mechanism against the effects of racial exclusion on negative affect and substance use vulnerability among black young adults. Journal of behavioral medicine , 41 (2), 195-207. Full Text
  - Lattanner, MR, & Richman, LS. (2017, June). Effect of Stigma and Concealment on Avoidant-Oriented Friendship Goals. JE Cook and DM Quinn (Eds.). Journal of Social Issues , 73 (2), 379-396. Full Text
  - Pascoe, EA, Richman, LS, & Kort, D. (2017, January). Validation of the Food-Linked Virtual Response task. Journal of Health Psychology , 22 (1), 111-119. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Smart Richman, L, Blodorn, A, & Major, B. (2016, July). An identity-based motivational model of the effects of perceived discrimination on health-related behaviors. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations , 19 (4), 415-425. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Richman, LS, Martin, J, & Guadagno, J. (2016, January). Stigma-Based Rejection and the Detection of Signs of Acceptance. Social Psychological and Personality Science , 7 (1), 53-60. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Utamsingh, PD, Richman, LS, Martin, JL, Lattanner, MR, & Chaikind, JR. (2016, January). Heteronormativity and practitioner-patient interaction. Health communication , 31 (5), 566-574. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Jackson, B, Richman, LS, LaBelle, O, Lempereur, MS, & Twenge, JM. (2015, March). Experimental Evidence That Low Social Status is Most Toxic to Well-being When Internalized. Self and identity : the journal of the International Society for Self and Identity , 14 (2), 157-172. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Godin, EA, Wormington, SV, Perez, T, Barger, MM, Snyder, KE, Richman, LS, Schwartz-Bloom, R, & Linnenbrink-Garcia, L. (2015, January). A Pharmacology-Based Enrichment Program for Undergraduates Promotes Interest in Science. CBE life sciences education , 14 (4), ar40-. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Southwell, B, Ronneberg, K, Shen, K, Jorgens, E, Hazel, J, Alemu, R, Ross, J, Richman, L, & Vermeer, D. (2014, December). Energy information engagement among the poor: Predicting participation in a free workshop. Energy Research & Social Science , 4 , 21-22. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Richman, LS, & Hatzenbuehler, ML. (2014, October). A Multilevel Analysis of Stigma and Health. ST Fiske (Ed.). Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 1 (1), 213-221. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Richman, LS, & Lattanner, MR. (2014, February). Self-regulatory processes underlying structural stigma and health. Social science & medicine (1982) , 103 , 94-100. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Boynton, MH, & Richman, LS. (2014, January 1). An online daily diary study of alcohol use using Amazon's mechanical turk. Drug and Alcohol Review , 33 (4), 456-461. Full Text
  - Brown-Iannuzzi, JL, Adair, KC, Payne, BK, Richman, LS, & Fredrickson, BL. (2014). Discrimination hurts, but mindfulness may help: Trait mindfulness moderates the relationship between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences , 56 (1), 201-205. Full Text
  - Richman, LS, Boynton, MH, Costanzo, P, & Banas, K. (2013, July 1). Interactive Effects of Discrimination and Racial Identity on Alcohol-Related Thoughts and Use. BASIC AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY , 35 (4), 396-407. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Jonassaint, CR, Ashley-Koch, A, Whitfield, KE, Hoyle, RH, Richman, LS, Siegler, IC, Royal, CD, & Williams, R. (2012, September). The serotonin transporter gene polymorphism (5HTTLPR) moderates the effect of adolescent environmental conditions on self-esteem in young adulthood: a structural equation modeling approach. Biol Psychol , 91 (1), 111-119. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Pascoe, EA, & Richman, LS. (2011). Effect of discrimination on food decisions. Self and Identity , 10 (3), 396-406. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Richman, LS, vanDellen, M, & Wood, W. (2011). How women cope: Being a numerical minority in a male-dominated profession. Journal of Social Issues , 67 (3), 492-509. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Stanton, MV, Jonassaint, CR, Bartholomew, FB, Edwards, C, Richman, L, DeCastro, L, & Williams, R. (2010, November). The association of optimism and perceived discrimination with health care utilization in adults with sickle cell disease. Journal of the National Medical Association , 102 (11), 1056-1063. Full Text
  - Smart Richman, L, Pek, J, Pascoe, E, & Bauer, DJ. (2010, July). The effects of perceived discrimination on ambulatory blood pressure and affective responses to interpersonal stress modeled over 24 hours. Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association , 29 (4), 403-411. Full Text
  - Pascoe, E, & Richman, LS. (2010, April). TIRED OF PREJUDICE: THE SELF-REGULATORY EFFECT OF DISCRIMINATION ON HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS. ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE , 39 , 18-18. Link to Item
  - Richman, LS, Pek, J, Pascoe, E, & Bauer, D. (2010). The Effects of Perceived Discrimination on Ambulatory Blood Pressure and Affective Responses to Interpersonal Stress Modeled Over 24 Hours. Health Psychology , 29 (403-411). (Academic Article) Open Access Copy
  - Stanton, MV, Jonassaint, CR, Bartholomew, FB, Edwards, C, Richman, LS, DeCastro, L, & Williams, RB. (2010). Optimism and perceived discrimination interact to predict health care utilization in adults with sickle cell disease. Journal of the National Medical Association . (Academic Article)
  - Richman, LS, Kubzansky, LD, Maselko, J, Ackerson, LK, & Bauer, M. (2009, October). The relationship between mental vitality and cardiovascular health. Psychol Health , 24 (8), 919-932. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Pascoe, EA, & Smart Richman, L. (2009, July). Perceived discrimination and health: a meta-analytic review. Psychological Bulletin , 135 (4), 531-554. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Smart Richman, L, & Leary, MR. (2009, April). Reactions to discrimination, stigmatization, ostracism, and other forms of interpersonal rejection: a multimotive model. Psychological Review , 116 (2), 365-383. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Smart Richman, L, Pek, J, & Pascoe, E. (2009). The Effects of Race, Past Discrimination, and Time on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Modeled Over 24-hours. Health Psychology . (Academic Article)
  - Richman, LS, & Jonassaint, C. (2008, February 12). The effects of race-related stress on cortisol reactivity in the laboratory: implications of the Duke lacrosse scandal. Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine , 35 (1), 105-110. Full Text
  - Richman, LS, & Jonassaint, C. (2008). The Effects of Race-related Stress on Cortisol Reactivity in the Laboratory: Implications of the Duke Lacrosse Scandal. Annals of Behavioral Medicine , 1-6. Full Text
  - Richman, LS, Bennett, GG, Pek, J, Siegler, I, & Williams, RB. (2007, November). Discrimination, dispositions, and cardiovascular responses to stress. Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association , 26 (6), 675-683. Full Text
  - Richman, LS, Kohn-Wood, LP, & Williams, DR. (2007, October). The Role of Discrimination and Racial Identity for Mental Health Service Utilization. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology , 26 (8), 960-981. Full Text
  - Levy, AG, Maselko, J, Bauer, M, Richman, L, & Kubzansky, L. (2007). Why Do People With an Anxiety Disorder Utilize More Nonmental Health Care Than Those Without?. Health Psychology , 26 (5), 545-553. Full Text
  - Richman, LS, Kubzansky, L, Maselko, J, Kawachi, I, Choo, P, & Bauer, M. (2005, July). Positive emotion and health: going beyond the negative. Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association , 24 (4), 422-429. Full Text
  - Smart, L, & Wegner, DM. (1999). Covering up what can't be seen: Concealable stigma and mental control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 77 (3), 474-486. Full Text
  - Wegner, DM, & Smart, L. (1997, December). Deep cognitive activation: a new approach to the unconscious. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , 65 (6), 984-995. (Review) Full Text
  - Baumeister, RF, Smart, L, & Boden, JM. (1996, January). Relation of threatened egotism to violence and aggression: the dark side of high self-esteem. Psychological Review , 103 (1), 5-33. (Review) Full Text
  - Smart, L, & Wegner, DM. (1996). Strength of will. Psychological Inquiry , 7 , 79-83. (Academic Article)
  - Lester, N, Smart, L, & Baum, A. (1994). Measuring coping flexibility in the general population. Psychology & Health , 9 , 409-424. (Academic Article)
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Book Sections

Conference Papers

Journal Articles

Recent Courses

Presentations & Appearances

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship