Rebecca G. Reed

Rebecca G. Reed is Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh, where she directs the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Lab. She earned her PhD from the University of Arizona and investigates biopsychosocial factors influencing health across the adult lifespan. Her research program integrates laboratory and ecological assessment to examine stress, inflammation, and aging processes.

Reed's work examines how life stressors accelerate immune aging and cognitive decline, with particular focus on protective factors like emotion regulation and social relationships. Her methodologies include epigenetic aging clocks, immune cell profiling, and ecological momentary assessment of stress responses.

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on longitudinal biomarkers of aging, with recent work incorporating neuroimaging, dried blood spot methodologies, and integrative data analysis across major aging cohorts. Research emphasizes translational applications for promoting healthy cognitive aging.