A5087133692- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Diabetes Management and Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
University of Minnesota
2014-2024
Hennepin County Medical Center
2022
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
2021-2022
University of Sunderland
2015
University of South Florida
2009-2013
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2010
Missouri State University
2000
This research investigated the effects of a critical incident lethal force scenario on panel salivary biomarkers, measured at baseline and then 10 30 minutes postscenario, in 141 law enforcement volunteer officers.Officers were randomly assigned to two virtual reality scenarios. One was brief involved police officer chasing suspect motorcycle, confronting who draws gun shoots officer. The other lengthy chase by through workplace an armed perpetrator ultimately engaging gunfire with Saliva...
Abstract The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) supports increased funding for policies in the 2024 Farm Bill that align with a Food is (FIM) framework and address multiple dimensions human planetary health.
The climate crisis poses the largest threat to human health and survival has been a knownpublic emergency for many years. It is causing harmful consequences physical andmental amplifying existing inequities. In this call action, we highlight therelevance of psychology behavioral medicine communities in addressing thehealth impacts change. We then identify mitigation adaptation healthbehaviors (CHBs) social changes needed that underlie three essential objectives toaddress change its...
Climate change is the greatest threat to global health in human history. It has been declared a public emergency by World Health Organization and leading researchers from academic institutions around globe. Structural racism disproportionately exposes communities targeted for marginalization harmful consequences of climate through greater risk exposure sensitivity hazards less adaptive capacity threats change. Given its interdisciplinary approach integrating behavioral, psychosocial,...
Research shows that altruistic behaviours arise in varying social situations line with different theories of causes such behaviours. However most research uses financial costs only, which makes our understanding altruism currently limited. This study presents findings three experiments use a novel and simple laboratory-based task measures based on the amount time participants are willing to spend as cost help others. assessed two specific theories; punishment (Experiments 1 & 2)...
Abstract This paper describes an interdisciplinary integration of the concept environmental identity into cognitive behavioural approaches to facilitate psychotherapy interventions for climate distress. Environmental encompasses one’s sense self in relation natural world and other species, is important sub-identity analogous gender, sexual forms social recognized psychotherapy. We provide a background on construct as developed psychology share culturally responsive methods mental health...
The primary aim of this study was to assess smoking characteristics and cessation motivation prior after initiation multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment. A secondary identify predictors among smokers initiating treatment for pain.We used a prospective, nonrandomized, repeated measures design.The conducted in specialty program at veterans hospital.Smokers (N = 90) referred the pain.Patients completed questionnaires assessing pain-related smoking-related factors (baseline) 8 weeks post...
Climate change is a public health emergency, and many communities have called on policymakers to address its far-reaching consequences human planetary health. As research shows, the hierarchical ordering of people other living beings as more or less worthy protection has contributed environmental degradation current state climate crisis, which impact everyone regardless position. Several solutions co-benefits that can promote collective well-being when designed implemented equitably. The...
ABSTRACT The American Psychosomatic Society (APS) is an international professional society that aims to advance the scientific study of biological, behavioral, and social factors in health among educators, clinicians, researchers. In pledging be antiracist organization 2020, APS formed Antiracism Task Force identify different manifestations systemic racism within make recommendations for building a more inclusive equitable organization. goal this paper was maximally transparent membership...
Abstract Previous research has suggested a correlation between some linguistic patterns and the risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). There is increasing clinical need to identify factors that can be used alone or in combination predict onset of AD. The purpose present study was explore association language skills genetic disease. Oral written samples cognitively normal women with susceptibility gene AD (ApoE e4) were compared those noncarriers on measures grammatical complexity, topic...