The Center for Health and Behavior hosts a new seminar series.
The CHB Seminar Series is part of the Center’s efforts to promote health-and-behavior research on campus, and to strengthen collaborations across campus. This series is free and open to faculty, students and staff.
6/3/2008 - Syracuse University, Dana Foundation team up for conversation about teen brain May 27 in Washington, D.C.
The College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University and The Dana Foundation are presenting a panel discussion on the teen brain as part of the successful "Speaking of Science" series on Tuesday, May 27, in Washington, D.C.
4/27/2008 - Prof. Kate Carey's paper identified as widely-cited and influential by Science Watch
Senior Scientist Kate Carey's research on college student drinking was identified by ScienceWatch.com as a Fast Moving Fronts. This recognition draws upon the database of Essential Science Indicators, with key articles identified by a comparison of citation rates for the period of November 2001-October 31, 2007 (sliding 6-year period).
4/26/2008 - Andrea Knestel wins SU Gerontology Center Student Paper Award
for her paper, “Religious Orientation and Aging: Effects on Reactivity,” conducted with Professor Kevin Masters.
3/18/2008 - Distinguished neuroscientist Bruce McEwen to speak on stress and health at sixth annual Center for Health and Behavior lecture April 3rd
The Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) at Syracuse University has announced that distinguished neuroscientist Bruce McEwen, Alfred E. Mirksy Professor and head of the Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at The Rockefeller University, will present the center's sixth annual lecture.
2/28/2008 - No butts about it: Increase in number of college-aged smokers
College students may be more likely to smoke than any other age group, according to a new study done by researchers at Syracuse University.
2/7/2008 - Barbara Fiese featured on NPR's Morning Edition article "The Family Dinner Deconstructed".
You can listen to the article here.
12/28/2007 - Three SU faculty ranked among 30 most productive clinical psychologists by Journal of Clinical Psychology
Syracuse University faculty members Kate Carey, Michael Carey and Stephen Maisto are among the nation's top 30 most productive clinical psychologists, according to a study in the December 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology.
11/19/2007 - Center for Health and Behavior Announces Pilot Funding for 2007-08
The Center for Health and Behavior invites applications for pilot funding (a) to promote research that addresses the social and behavioral aspects of health, (b) to encourage cross-college collaborations, and (c) to support pilot work that will lead to grant applications submitted through the CHB, an All-University Center. We hope to make up to ten awards, with awards ranging up to $7,500 depending on the scope of the work proposed. All tenure-track and tenured faculty at Syracuse University are eligible for this program. For more details, download this PDF file.
10/29/07 - Joshua Smyth named Alumni Associate Professor by Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina during annual address to faculty
Joshua M. Smyth, Alumni Associate Professor in The College of Arts and Sciences. Smyth is is a senior scientist in the Center for Health and Behavior, and an associate professor of psychology. He is an internationally recognized expert in psychosomatic medicine. He has made important contributions to the understanding of stress and coping, and health communications and behaviors, among other areas. Smyth has published more than 80 articles and chapters in a variety of medical and psychological journals or books.
10/17/2007 - SU invests in health research, outreach—Center for Health and Behavior designated as University-wide center
As part of its Scholarship in Action vision, Syracuse University will invest in an interdisciplinary cluster in the area of health and behavior. Chancellor and President Nancy Cantor and Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric F. Spina recognize that the field is a rich, intellectual discipline with the opportunity to engage with partner institutions, corporations and the local Syracuse community. As part of the University’s investment in this area, SU’s Center for Health and Behavior (CHB) has been designated a University-wide center.
8/29/07 - Professor Ewart receives grant to study cardiovascular risk in young adults from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Recurring psychological stress contributes to heart disease and other chronic illnesses. But how does ordinary stress damage health? Clues are found in data showing that people who live in social environments that expose them to crime, poverty, violence, and discrimination are highly vulnerable to stress-related diseases.
8/28/07 - Laura Lee McIntyre, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences, has received two professional honors:
she was named a Rising Star by La Sierra University Alumni Association (LSUAA), and was recognized as an Early Career Scholar, invited to the School Psychology Research Collaboration Conference (SPRCC).
8/21/07 - Syracuse University's Project iMPPACS partner wins Telly Award for HIV prevention ad.
Syracuse University played a big role in a public service announcement that recently won a Bronze Award— the 2nd highest award given — at the 28th annual Telly Awards, an international competition honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions.
07/17/07 - Jennifer Brown receives NIMH Award
Jennifer Brown, a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Syracuse University has received a Ruth L. Kirshstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Mental Health.
6/13/07 - Steve Maisto appointed Editor-elect of the APA's Journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Steve Maisto has been appointed Editor-elect of the American Psychological Association's Journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. He will begin his six year term beginning January 1, 2008.
Professor Kate Carey Awarded the 2007 William Wasserstrom Prize for Outstanding Graduate Teaching
Read the full story here.
Directions to Annual Lecture
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5th Annual Center for Health and Behavior Lecture - April 18th, 2007
Dr. Maas is Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, Professor and past chairman of the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. Dr. Maas is one of the nation's most sought after corporate speakers; he has been a keynote presenter for several major organizations worldwide, who conducts research on the relationship between sleep and performance.
SU study helps smokers kick the habit in the new year
Monica Webb, assistant professor of psychology in The College of Arts and Sciences at SU, is currently seeking smokers between the ages of 18-64 to participate in the three-month study, which is funded by SU. The participants must smoke at least 10 cigarettes a day. Read the full article.
Dr. Barbara Fiese interviewed by Psychology Today.
Holiday Ritual or Rerun?
Discover the meaning in your family's holiday traditions before they zap your holiday cheer.
SU psychology professor Dr. Barbara Fiese's new book explores how family routines, rituals create family wellness
Read the full article here.
New SU study helps smokers kick the habit with customized support programs
No two smokers are alike. A new Syracuse University self-help study being conducted this fall recognizes this reality and seeks to help smokers kick the habit through custom-made support programs. Read the full article here.
CHB Featured in Syracuse University Magazine article
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SU clinical psychology program ranks among top 20 in US
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Dr. Kate Carey discusses risk taking among teens in TV interview
Dr. Kate Carey offered some insight into risk taking behaviors in teens, and how frontal lobe development and risk taking behaviors are linked. Read the story here.
Dr. Verhaeghen wins Flemish prize for novel ?Omega minor?
George Santayana?s theory that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it...
Dr. Barbara Fiese: mealtime routines and rituals key to children?s mental health
Those brussel sprouts aren?t the only healthy thing for kids at the dinner table...
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4th Annual Center for Health and Behavior Lecture (April 6th, 2006)
Will human life expectancy decline
in the 21st Century?
-given by-
Dr. S. Jay Olshansky
Third Annual Center for Health and Behavior Lecture
Marriage and Health:
State of the Science
-given by-
Dr. Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology
in The Ohio State University College of Medicine
7:00 PM, Stolkin Auditorium, Physics Building, Syracuse University
Prof. Verhaeghen's research featured in November 2004 APA Monitor
Dr. Paul Verhaeghen and his research team are featured in "People can boost their working memory through practice" in the November edition of the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology.
Health Improvement Project findings discussed in May 2004 APA Monitor
Dr. Carey and the Health Improvement Project are featured in "Interventions help reduce HIV risk" in the May edition of the American Psychological Association's Monitor on Psychology.
Dr. K. Carey's Substance Use Risk Education (SURE) Project featured in Syracuse University Record
Dr. Ewart's Project Heart Featured in Syracuse University Record
Second Annual Center for Health and Behavior Lecture
Health
and Integrative Medicine:
Accentuating the Positive!
-given by-
Dr. Margaret Chesney
Deputy Director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
7:30 PM, Maxwell Auditorium, Syracuse University
Dr. Kate Carey will present the first of this year's SU Frontiers of Science Lectures in Grant Auditorium at 7:30 PM, Monday, September 15, 2003.
Dr. Carey's presentation is titled:
Thinking about Drinking: When Less is More
Dr. Carey will discuss current research on the
biopsychosocial factors affecting drinking behavior and her research on
engaging risky drinkers in brief interventions.
For more information, visit SU
News.
Center for Health and Behavior's Inaugural Annual Lecture
Unraveling the Mystery of Racial and Ethnic Health
Disparities:
Who, What, When, Where, How, and Especially, Why?
Dr. Norman Anderson
CEO: American Psychological Association
Tuesday, April 29
7 PM
Maxwell Auditorium
Syracuse University
Prof. Smyth Receives Society of Behavioral Medicine's Young
Investigator Award
Prof. Joshua Smyth received The Society of Behavioral Medicine's Young
Investigator Award at the Society's annual meeting in Salt Lake City,
Utah. This prestigious award honors Dr. Smyth's early-career research
on the health benefits of expressive writing in chronic illness. In 1999,
Dr. Smyth published a paper for the Journal of the American Medical
Association that has been discussed in more than 400 major news outlets.
Dr. Smyth has continued his work with an R01 grant from the National Institutes
of Health to replicate and extend the results of his original JAMA
study.
On Friday, 2/7, Dr. Lichstein will be giving a case conference at 11 a.m. in HH 432. Title: "Mid-life issues for a successful woman."
Catherine Cornwell, “Drug-Seeking by Maternally Separated Adolescent Mice.”
Craig Ewart, “Social-Emotional Competence and CVD Risk in Youth.”
Marc Howard, “Mediated Associations in Episodic and Semantic Memory.”
Peter Vanable, “Reducing High-Risk Sexual Behavior Among HIV+ MSM.”
Congratulations to all!
CHB Participates in “INSIDE SU”
“Inside SU” – a University-wide event that provides
local and regional corporate friends an opportunity to gain an insider's
view of the University and learn about potential partnerships took place
on Saturday, February 1 in the Schine Center. For the event, each school
and college was asked to identify one program or project to showcase undergraduate
and/or graduate research. The College of Arts and Sciences selected the
CHB and the Substance Use Risk Education (SURE) Project as its representative.
The SURE Project illustrates how a federally-funded research project provides
opportunities for student education and involvement in research while
simultaneously helping to reduce risky alcohol use practices on campus
and advancing scientific knowledge. For more information about the SURE
Project, go to: http://www.chb.syr.edu/projects/SURE/
On Friday, 1/31, Dr. Rosenberg will be giving a case conference at 11 a.m. in HH 432. Title: "A cognitive behavioral approach to chronic alcohol dependence."
Prof. Michael Carey, Director of the Center for Health and Behavior, was one of eleven U.S. scientists attending the 4th Indo-U.S. Workshop on Behavioral Prevention of HIV in Agra, India, January 22-24. As part of the U.S. delegation, Prof. Carey presented research that he and his SU collaborator, Prof. Kate Carey, have conducted in Bangalore at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences. The Careys collaborate with a team of Indian scientists who are led by Dr. Prabha Chandra. View HIP India project.
The Workshop provides scientific leadership for studies being conducted under the auspices of the Memorandum of Agreement signed by the Health Ministers of India and the U.S., and was coordinated by the Science Attache of the U. S. Embassy in New Delhi in cooperation with the Indian Council on Medical Research and the National AIDS Control Organization.
Dr.
Barbara Fiese and the
Family Research Lab published "A Review of 50 Years of Research
on Naturally Occurring Family Routines and Rituals: Cause for Celebration?"
in the Journal of Family Psychology.
Press Release Available
online
Measurement of Mental Health Outcomes: A Feasibility Study
Lisa J. Roberts, Ph.D.
Psychology Fellow, Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center
(MIRECC), Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Friday, October 18, 2002, 12-1pm
Allport Seminar Room, Huntington Hall
Cost-utility analysis is a widely used method of program evaluation that incorporates measures of effectiveness and importance of different outcomes. To conduct cost-utility analysis studies, utilities/ preferences must be measured. This talk will cover (a) a brief overview of scaling procedures used to measure preferences, (b) the current literature on measurement of mental health outcome preferences among persons with schizophrenia, and (c) data showing the feasibility of measuring preferences among persons with co-occurring schizophrenia and substance use disorders.
Prof. Joshua Smyth co-edited the book The Writing Cure : How Expressive Writing Promotes Health and Emotional Well-Being. The publish date is May 31, 2002. On-line preview
Prof. Kate Carey edited the December 2001 issue of Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, "Understanding Binge Drinking." This special issue contains original, peer-reviewed articles demonstrating both the utility and limitations of current operationalizations of binge drinking. Table of Contents
Prof. Barbara Fiese co-authored the manuscript "Finding Meaning in Religious Practices: The Relation Between Religious Holiday Rituals and Marital Satisfaction" appearing in The Journal of Family Psychology. Press release
The Center for Health and Behavior is hosting a candidate for Project Director of the SURE Project.
Richard Moser, Ph.D., currently a Research Associate at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, will present a colloquium at 11am in 432 Huntington Hall on Friday, May 18th, titled:
"Parent-child interactions and child outcomes as related to gender of alcoholic parent."
The Center for Health and Behavior is sponsoring an educational opportunity for those interested in learning about asthma:
A Public Health Response to Asthma
from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
This event will take place on Thursday,
May 17th
in room 232 of Newhouse II on the Syracuse University campus.
All are welcome to participate in this event. To do so, please reserve a seat on-line. If you are unable to reserve a seat, then please contact Dr. Barbara Fiese at 315-443-1866.
For more details, please visit the class information page at the CDC. Continuing education credit is available to any registered attendee.
Speaker: Dr. Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Professor of Psychology at Georgia Tech
Title: Adult Age Differences in Social Judgment Biases
When: Friday, March 30, 2001, 3:30-4:30 PM
Where: Allport Center, Fifth Floor, Huntington Hall
Dr. Blanchard-Fields is one of the leading researchers in the area of social-cognitive aging. Her presentation is co-sponsored by the Center for Health and Behavior and Gerontology Center at Syracuse University. All are invited!
Friday, January 26, 11-12 in Room 432 of Huntington Hall, the Center for Health and Behavior is hosting a brown bag research talk given by a candidate for Project Director for the Substance Use Risk Education (SURE) Project.
Our guest will be Ms. Lesley Cottrell, who is completing her PhD in Life-Span Developmental Psychology at West Virginia University. Her interests include adolescent risk behaviors such as alcohol and drug use and risky sexual behavior.
Ms. Cottrell will give a talk on "The Current State and Future Directions of Program Development and Implementation in the Area of Adolescent Risk."
Monday, January 22, 12-1pm in Room 432 of Huntington Hall, the Center for Health and Behavior is hosting a brown bag research talk given by a candidate for Project Director for the Substance Use Risk Education (SURE) Project.
Our guest will be Dr. Loren Toussaint, who is currently completing a post-doctoral fellowship at the Institute for Social Research, at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, in 1998, and has training in quantitative methods, social, and health psychology.
Dr. Toussaint will talk about "Coping with Interpersonal Stresses: Forgiveness and Health."
"New Generation of AIDS Prevention: Risk Reduction Intervention for HIV Infected Adults"
Seth C. Kalichman, Ph.D. Medical College of Wisconsin
1916 Bird Library
Thursday, January 18 11:30 - 12:30
Dr. Kalichman's research has focused on developing and testing HIV prevention models and their dissemination to community-based providers. Currently, he is focusing his attention on issues of secondary prevention and is testing a stress reduction model applied to HIV transmission risk reduction in HIV seropositive men and women. Dr. Kalichman is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Director of the Secondary Prevention Core at the Center for AIDS Intervention Research.
Sponsored by the Health Improvement Project
Hosted by the Center for Health and Behavior