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Daniel Duttonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social Epidemiology
• Public Health Policy
• Health Economics
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Dr. Daniel Dutton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, based at the Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick campus in Saint John. His research focuses on how social environments influence health outcomes and the role of government policies in mitigating these impacts, particularly in areas like poverty, homelessness, and health economics. He holds adjunct roles at the University of New Brunswick (Sociology) and is the Scientific Director of APPTA, a hub bridging aging research and policy. He teaches courses in epidemiology, population health, and statistics. Education: PhD in Community Health Sciences (University of Calgary) MA in Economics (University of Calgary) BA Honours in Economics (Queen’s University) Research Interests: Dr. Dutton examines population-level health determinants, government policy effectiveness, and socioeconomic disparities. His work employs large datasets and econometric models to analyze topics such as homelessness incidence, healthcare cost savings through preventive measures, and the distributional impacts of public spending. Key Contributions: Scientific Director of the APPTA aging and technology hub. Co-founder of the IMPART research collaborative. Author of influential studies on Housing First programs, opioid prescribing patterns, and the fiscal benefits of guaranteed annual income policies. Advising & Grants: Supervises multiple MSc students and has collaborated on grants analyzing healthcare utilization in New Brunswick and Alberta. His work often intersects with policy-making, emphasizing actionable insights from quantitative research. Labs & Teams: Leads the Dutton Research Group, which uses mascot Odin the Saint Bernard to foster team cohesion. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations across public health, sociology, and economics.

Tomiko Yonedaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Gerontology
• Personality Psychology
• Health Psychology
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Tomiko Yoneda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focuses on understanding how personality traits, social relationships, and lifestyle factors influence health and cognitive outcomes in older adults. She employs interdisciplinary methods, including longitudinal studies and coordinated data analyses, to explore topics like personality-cognition links, social determinants of health, and aging disparities. Dr. Yoneda is also committed to fostering inclusive academic environments and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. Her work spans multiple domains: (1) Personality dynamics in aging, examining traits like neuroticism and conscientiousness as predictors of health and longevity; (2) Social relationships' impact on physiological health (e.g., cortisol regulation in couples); and (3) Cross-cultural studies of aging in Japan and North America. Notable contributions include systematic reviews on personality-allostatic load relationships and meta-analyses linking personality to mortality risks. Received EDITOR'S CHOICE recognition in Psychoneuroendocrinology (2024) and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2022) Principal investigator of the Yoneda Lab at UC Davis Dr. Yoneda emphasizes translational research that bridges psychological and biomedical perspectives. She collaborates internationally on projects analyzing cognitive healthspan, dementia risk factors, and interventions to promote healthy aging. Her teaching focuses on lifespan development and research methodologies.

• Social Stratification
• Social Demography
• Health and Wellbeing
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Patrick Präg serves as an Associate Professor of Sociology at CREST/ENSAE (part of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris) and holds an associate faculty position at Oxford University’s Nuffield College. His research integrates quantitative methods and survey data to address social stratification, demography, health, and work-family dynamics. He earned his PhD in Sociology from the ICS/University of Groningen in 2015. His work has been recognized with the Aage B. Sørensen Award (2014). Education: PhD in Sociology, ICS/University of Groningen (2015) Master’s Thesis: Nonresponse to Items on Self-Reported Delinquency, University of Hamburg Research Interests: Patrick’s work explores the interplay between social structure and individual wellbeing. Key topics include: Intergenerational mobility and health outcomes Work-life balance and gender inequalities Pandemic-driven societal changes Algorithmic bias in social science Subjective socioeconomic status measurement Grants & Collaborations: He contributed to the EU-funded ‘Families and Societies’ project, producing deliverables on assisted reproduction and demographic consequences. His research often involves cross-national datasets and methodological innovation, with replication materials shared via Open Science Framework (OSF). Labs & Teams: He is affiliated with CREST (Center for Research in Economics and Statistics) and collaborates with institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Nuffield College. His work frequently intersects with interdisciplinary teams addressing health, education, and labor market policies.

• Statistical Modeling
• Bayesian Analysis
• Educational Data Analysis
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Dr. Haiyan Liu is an Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods, Measurement, and Statistics in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of California, Merced, within the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. She earned her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Notre Dame (2018). Her research focuses on advanced statistical modeling of psychological and educational data, including high-dimensional, longitudinal, and social network data. She develops Bayesian methodologies and machine learning techniques to enhance understanding of human behavior, with recent emphasis on structural equation modeling, network dynamics, and nonparametric growth curves. Her work addresses challenges in survey methodology and behavioral data analysis. Dr. Liu’s educational background includes a Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology from the University of Notre Dame (2018), complementing her current academic role. Her lab, accessible at https://sites.google.com/view/ucmhaiyanliu , supports her research activities. Her research interests span Bayesian SEM, social network analysis, and applications of machine learning to behavioral data, aiming to bridge methodological innovation with practical psychological inquiry. Her recent articles highlight advancements in Bayesian model selection, longitudinal sentiment analysis, and social network mediation. She emphasizes prior specification rigor in Bayesian frameworks and explores nonlinear relationships in social dynamics. Though no awards are explicitly listed, her contributions to statistical methodologies in psychological research reflect significant scholarly impact. Dr. Liu advises students in quantitative methods and has developed software tools like logistic4p for misclassification correction in logistic regression. Her work integrates computational methods with theoretical advancements, positioning her as a key contributor to modern quantitative psychology.

Kevin Heffernanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Exercise Physiology
• Vascular Aging
• Neurocognitive Aging
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Kevin Heffernan, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Movement Science and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Director of the Applied Neurovascular Physiology Lab. He holds affiliations with the Biobehavioral Sciences, Applied (Exercise) Physiology, and Health Studies programs. His work bridges exercise science, vascular aging, and neurocognitive health with a focus on health disparities. Education: B.S. in Exercise Science from The University of Scranton; M.S. in Applied Physiology and Nutrition from Teachers College; Ph.D. in Kinesiology (Exercise Physiology) from The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center’s Molecular Cardiology Research Institute and serves as an Adjunct Research Scientist at the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging. Research Interests: His work examines the impact of exercise on vascular and neurocognitive aging, disparities in cardiovascular disease outcomes across sex and race, and the interplay between mental health, sociodemographics, and chronic conditions like obesity and diabetes. His lab investigates biomarkers and non-invasive techniques to assess physiological changes in diverse populations. Publications: Recent work highlights acute resistance exercise’s vascular effects, the role of gut microbiota in cardiovascular health, and sociocultural factors influencing refugee obesity. Studies also address hypertension in veterans, dementia risk linked to vascular health, and the influence of work discrimination on aging biomarkers. Awards: Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM) Advising & Grants: While specific grant details are not listed here, his lab’s projects suggest involvement in NIH-funded or collaborative research programs addressing health disparities and exercise interventions. He mentors students in translational research bridging physiology, education, and public health. Labs/Teams: Directs the Applied Neurovascular Physiology Lab, focusing on translational research in cardiovascular and neurocognitive physiology, with collaborations across biomedical engineering and clinical nutrition.

Kim Dienesمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Stress Sensitization
• Mental Health
• Chronic Stress
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Dr Kim Dienes is a Lecturer in Psychology at Swansea University, affiliated with the School of Psychology within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science. She holds an honorary lectureship at the University of Manchester and is a MASI Fellow at Swansea. Her work spans clinical and health psychology, focusing on stress mechanisms, chronic/acute stress interactions, and interventions. Dr. Dienes earned her BA/MA from Stanford, PhD from UCLA, and completed postdoctoral work at Northwestern University. She previously directed the Doctorate in Psychology Programme at Roosevelt University and practiced clinical psychology in the US until 2016. Education: BA in Human Biology, Stanford University (2000) MA in Psychology, Stanford University (2000) PhD in Clinical Psychology, UCLA (2008) Internship and Postdoc at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Research Interests: Her research examines biological and psychosocial stress responses, including cortisol dynamics, relationship quality's moderating effects, and ethnic disparities in stress reactivity. She investigates how chronic stressors like the pandemic interact with acute stressors (e.g., exams) to impact mental/physical health. Recent work explores public perceptions of pandemic measures and vaccine hesitancy. Grants & Projects: Fit for the Future: Green Hospital Infrastructure (£50k, 2021–2023) Test Trace Protect Wales (£18k, 2021) Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD students in topics like biopsychosocial experiences of exercise and burnout in academic settings. Active in Welsh Technical Advisory Group for COVID-19 and American Psychosomatic Society committees.

Rosemarie de la Rosaمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Environmental Toxicology
• Molecular Epidemiology
• Biological Embedding of Social Stressors
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Dr. Rosemarie de la Rosa is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health. Her research integrates environmental toxicology, molecular epidemiology, and health equity to examine how childhood social stressors and environmental pollutants interact to affect lifelong health outcomes. PhD & MPH in Environmental Health Sciences, UC Berkeley BS in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Her work focuses on: Biological embedding of toxic stress Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) Structural racism in environmental health Epigenetic modifications from social adversity Recent research trends show her contributions to understanding: Telomere shortening in children from polluted environments Allostatic load biomarkers in marginalized populations Intersectionality of psychosocial stress and asthma disparities She leads community-based participatory research collaborations with institutions like: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Telomere Research Network

• Trauma Psychology
• Childhood Maltreatment
• Clinical Psychology
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Monique Pfaltz is a Professor at Mid Sweden University's Department of Psychology and Social Work (PSO). Her research focuses on trauma psychology, childhood maltreatment, and mental health interventions, with emphasis on social functioning, emotional regulation, and clinical outcomes. She leads projects like the Child Trauma Network and studies body-oriented treatments for trauma-related symptoms. Her work explores how adverse childhood experiences impact interpersonal relationships, facial expression recognition, and physiological responses. Key themes include cross-cultural analyses of maltreatment effects, resilience mechanisms, and validated psychological scales (e.g., Emotion Reactivity Scale, Intimacy Scale). Publications highlight trauma's influence on social distance preferences, depression, and PTSD symptom severity. She collaborates globally, addressing refugee mental health and scalable interventions like Problem Management Plus (PM+). Grants and projects emphasize preventive strategies for allostatic load, cultural variability in trauma responses, and psychosocial support systems. Her research bridges clinical practice and theoretical models in trauma psychology.

Jourdyn A. Lawrenceمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Racial Health Inequities
• Social Epidemiology
• Urban Health
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Jourdyn A. Lawrence, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health. Her work focuses on examining racism as a root cause of racial health inequities and the embodiment of racism’s impact on aging and cognitive outcomes. She employs interdisciplinary theories and advanced epidemiologic methods to advocate for social change through research. Dr. Lawrence holds a PhD in Population Health Sciences from Harvard University, an MSPH in Epidemiology from the University of South Carolina, and a BS in Biology from Clayton State University. Her research interests include structural and interpersonal racism, urban health, quantitative methods in social epidemiology, and systematic reviews. Her publications emphasize methodological rigor in studying discrimination’s biological effects and policy interventions like reparations. Key areas include meta-analyses of discrimination-biomarker links, digital interventions for maternal health, and structural racism’s role in cognitive decline. While no formal awards are listed, her work has contributed significantly to advancing equity-centered epidemiology. She has no documented advisees or grant leadership roles specified in the provided materials.

• Clinical Psychology
• Psychosomatics
• Psychotherapy
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Jenny Guidi, Ph.D. , is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychology 'Renzo Canestrari' within the University of Bologna . She is also a certified Psychosomatic Specialist (ICPM) and a certified Well-Being Therapy Specialist and Trainer (AWBT). Her academic journey includes a laurea with laude in Psychology (2002), a 4-year Health Psychology specialization at the University of Bologna, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the same institution in 2011. Current affiliation: University of Bologna (Department of Psychology 'Renzo Canestrari') Previous roles: Research Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital – Harvard Medical School (2016–present, Honorary Consultant) Certifications: Psychosomatic Specialist (ICPM), Well-Being Therapy Specialist and Trainer (AWBT) Her research focuses on clinical psychology , psychosomatics , and psychopharmacology , with a particular emphasis on treatment resistance in depression, euthymia, allostatic overload, and the integration of pharmacotherapy with psychotherapy. Guidi has authored/co-authored over 80 articles in high-impact journals and maintains an h-index of 36 (Scopus). Key publications explore clinimetric tools, stress-related hormonal responses, and behavioral toxicity in psychiatric treatments. Recent articles highlight: Transdiagnostic applications of euthymia and mental pain Comparative analyses of benzodiazepine efficacy Psychosomatic links in endocrine and cardiovascular disorders Methodological advancements in psychotherapy trials Notable contributions include validating the Italian version of the Exercise Dependence Questionnaire and examining hyperandrogenic states in adolescents. She has received no explicitly listed awards but has been recognized through her role as an Honorary Consultant at Harvard-affiliated institutions. Contact: Institutional email: jenny.guidi2@unibo.it Personal email: jguidi@libero.it Office hours: Mondays and Wednesdays after classes (2024/2025 academic year) at Viale Europa 115, Cesena

Barbara Andersenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Biobehavioral Oncology
• Psychological Interventions in Cancer Care
• Stress and Immune Function
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Dr. Barbara Andersen is a Professor in Clinical Psychology at The Ohio State University (OSU), with a joint appointment in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Psychology, where she has held leadership roles such as Director of the Behavioral Measurement Shared Resource. Her research focuses on biobehavioral aspects of cancer, particularly psychological interventions to improve quality of life and survival in patients with breast, lung, and hematologic cancers. Dr. Andersen has pioneered stress-reduction and cognitive-behavioral therapies for cancer patients, with her interventions widely disseminated in oncology settings. Education: PhD in Psychology (1980), MA (1978), and BS (1973) from the University of Illinois. She completed an internship at UCLA and joined OSU in 1989 after early career roles at the University of Iowa. Research interests include stress-immune interactions, depression in oncology patients, and functional resilience in advanced cancers. Key contributions include demonstrating the survival benefits of psychological interventions in breast cancer and identifying biomarkers linking mental health to cancer outcomes. Awards highlight her impact: University Distinguished Professor (2018), American Psychological Association’s Outstanding Contributions in Health Psychology (2003), and the Peter Minton Hero of Hope Medal (2004). She serves as President of the Society for Health Psychology (2021-2022). Teaching and mentorship: Developed OSU’s Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine track, taught graduate courses, and mentored pre/postdoctoral trainees. Her labs focus on translational research in psycho-oncology and biobehavioral medicine.

• Social stratification
• Social demography
• Health and well-being
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Patrick Präg is an Associate Professor in quantitative sociology at CREST/ENSAE, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, and an associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford University. His research focuses on Social stratification Social demography Health and wellbeing Work-family reconciliation using quantitative methods and survey data. His research spans intergenerational mobility, health disparities, and social inequality in European contexts. Recent publications analyze Machine bias in survey responses Subjective social status and health Conspiracy theories during pandemics with methodological rigor across 18-29 countries. Scientific contributions include the Aage B. Sørensen Award (2014) for methodological excellence. He provides open-access replication materials and computational tools via Open Science Framework Stata command collections to enhance transparency in social science research.

Hilary Davies-Kershawمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Nutrition epidemiology
• Maternal and child health
• Older adults nutrition
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Dr. Hilary Davies-Kershaw is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health within the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). She serves as Programme Director for the MSc Nutrition for Global Public Health and has been at LSHTM since 2019, initially as a Research Fellow before her promotion to Assistant Professor in 2022. Her educational background includes a PhD in Epidemiology and Health from University College London, a Masters in Nutrition from Stellenbosch University, a PG Medical Honours in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Cape Town, and a BSc in Biochemistry and Psychology from the same institution. She also holds a PG Certificate in Higher Education from St Mary's University. Davies-Kershaw is an established nutrition epidemiologist and registered dietitian with expertise spanning maternal and child health, older adult nutrition, and malnutrition prevention. Her research employs mixed methods approaches, mother-child cohort studies, and analysis of longitudinal datasets including the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, Hospital Episode Statistics, The Health Improvement Network and SUAAHARA. She has extensive international experience through the UKRI GCRF funded Action Against Stunting Hub across India, Indonesia and Senegal. Her recent publications demonstrate strong trends in global nutrition interventions, particularly focusing on stunting prevention, complementary feeding practices, and the intersection of mental health and nutrition across the life course. She frequently collaborates with international researchers on multi-country studies addressing nutrition challenges in low-resource settings. Davies-Kershaw actively supervises PhD students including Lyndsay Spencer (University of Surrey), Audrey Mwendapole and Diane Baik (LSHTM), with research focusing on military spouse maternal experiences, complementary feeding practices in Zambia, and treatment of malnutrition in Vietnam. She has secured significant grant funding through UKRI GCRF and ELRHA for her work on undernutrition prevention interventions. Her work integrates clinical dietetics expertise with population-level epidemiological approaches, conducting field research across multiple continents while maintaining strong NHS connections through her prior clinical experience as a Community Senior Dietitian with NHS Wandsworth.

Ralph Horwitzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Cardiovascular Sciences
• Clinical Epidemiology
• Internal Medicine
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Ralph Horwitz, MD, is a Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University. He is affiliated with the Aging + Cardiovascular Discovery Center, where his research bridges clinical medicine, epidemiology, and social determinants of health. MD, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, 1973 Internship and Residency, Royal Victoria Hospital of McGill University, 1974–1975 Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1978 Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University, 1977 Dr. Horwitz's research interests include cardiovascular epidemiology, clinical trial methodology, delirium, biosocial medicine, and the integration of social context into personalized medicine. His work emphasizes the interplay between biology and environment in shaping health outcomes, particularly in aging and chronic disease. He has made significant contributions to the understanding of comorbidity, multimorbidity, and the limitations of evidence-based medicine when applied to individual patients. His recent publications (2017–2023) reveal a strong focus on psychosomatic medicine, the social determinants of health, and methodological rigor in clinical research. Themes include the critique of biomedical reductionism, the importance of context in treatment effectiveness, and the development of integrated models for chronic illness such as Long COVID. Scientific recognition includes: Fellow, American College of Physicians Fellow, American College of Epidemiology Fellow, American Society for Clinical Investigation Dr. Horwitz has advised numerous research initiatives and contributed to major methodological discussions in clinical epidemiology. His work on stratified randomization and the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) has had lasting impact. While specific grant details are not listed, his sustained publication record in high-impact journals suggests substantial research support. He has collaborated widely across disciplines, particularly in psychosomatic medicine and health services research. He is actively involved in the Aging + Cardiovascular Discovery Center, contributing to interdisciplinary efforts to understand and treat age-related cardiovascular conditions through a holistic lens.

Heidi H. Ewenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Gerontology
• Aging-in-Place
• Relocation Decision-Making
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Heidi H. Ewen serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics within the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia. Her academic appointments reflect specialized expertise in gerontology and behavioral science, with active engagement in both research and teaching domains. Education Ph.D. in Gerontology / Behavioral Science, University of Kentucky M.A. in Psychology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville B.A. in Psychology, Eastern Illinois University Dr. Ewen's research program centers on the biopsychosocial dimensions of aging, with particular emphasis on aging-in-place sustainability , relocation decision-making processes , and stress adaptation mechanisms among older adults. Her interdisciplinary approach integrates social psychology paradigms with environmental gerontology, employing mixed-methods research designs that combine advanced multivariate statistics with qualitative case studies. Current investigations examine senior housing typologies, home and community-based services utilization patterns, and institutional bereavement protocols. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant research trajectories in senior housing management (2019), biopsychosocial stress assessment (2020), and relocation decision frameworks (2006-2020). Her work consistently bridges gerontology, housing studies, and psychological adaptation science, with methodological sophistication spanning quantitative longitudinal analysis to ethnographic observation. Scientific Recognition Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (FGSA) Fellow of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (FAGHE) Dr. Ewen actively mentors graduate students as evidenced by co-authorship patterns, particularly with doctoral candidates in gerontology and housing studies. Her research has been supported through institutional grants focused on aging-in-place models and senior housing service integration. Current scholarly activities include development of the Gerontology Education Longitudinal Study examining workforce development in academic gerontology. She maintains active research partnerships with senior housing communities across Georgia, conducting field studies on environmental adaptation and service delivery systems. Ongoing projects include stress biomarker analysis in relocation transitions and organizational grief management protocols in continuing care retirement communities.