Janice kiecolt-glaser biography
•
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
The American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser is a recipient of the 2018 award "for her outstanding contributions to our understanding of the roles of psychological and social factors in endocrine, immune, and metabolic responses. In earlier work with Ronald Glaser, Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser demonstrated that psychological stress can impair immune-related processes, such as slowing wound healing and weakening vaccine responses." Kiecolt-Glaser's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).
•
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
American psychiatrist
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser is S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine and Distinguished University Professor at the Ohio State University College of Medicine.[1] She is a clinical health psychologist specializing in psychoneuroimmunology and Director of the Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research.[2][3] Her research on stress associated with caregiving and marital relationships has been featured in The New York Times,[4][5][6]The Wall Street Journal,[7][8] and many other news outlets.
Kiecolt-Glaser was a 2018 recipient of the American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.[9] Her award citation acknowledged her "outstanding contributions to our understanding of the roles of psychological and social factors in endocrine, immune, and metabolic responses."[10] Other notable awards include t
•
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser
Media
PublicationsPhotosVideosDocumentsAudio/Podcasts
Publications:
Documents:
Photos:
Audio/Podcasts:
Biography
Professor Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, the Director of The Ohio State Institute for Behavioral medicin Research, holds the S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine in The Ohio State University College of Medicine; she also holds the title of Distinguished University Professor. Working in the area of psychoneuroimmunology, she has authored more than 250 articles, chapters, and books. Her studies have demonstrated important health consequences of stress, including slower wound healing and impaired vaccine responses; she has also shown that chronic stress substantially accelerates age-related changes in inflammation which fryst vatten linked to some cancers, cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, osteoporosis, arthritis, and frailty and function decline. In addition, her work has focused on how personal relationships influence immune and endocrine fun