Education
A.B., Northeastern University (Psychophysiology)
Ed.M., Harvard University (Human Development)
Ph.D., Duke University (Clinical Psychology)

Courses Taught:
Personality Psychology

Research and Professional Interests:
Ever since childhood, I’ve been fascinated by the role of psychological factors in the course of health and illness. Now as a clinical health psychologist, my empirical and theoretical efforts are focused on understanding so-called psychophysiological processes. Historically termed psychosomatics or mind-body interactions, psychophysiological processes entail intrapersonal and interpersonal factors thought to underlie wellness and disease. Thus, while considering various mechanisms of biological balance, fitness, and function, I research their affective, belief-based, cognitive, developmental, and spiritual concomitants.