Nicole S. Nagle, M.S. Licensed Mental Health Counselor Associate, Mindful Therapy Group Doctoral Student, Clinical Psychology, Fielding Graduate University Pediatric integrated primary care (IPC) is an innovative approach to healthcare delivery that seeks to promote comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective health services for children. It combines the expertise of both primary care physicians and behavioral health specialists to deliver comprehensive, coordinated, patient-centered …
The University of Miami Health Psychology Faculty and Graduate Students Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D. (1937-2023) James L. Knight Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Public Health Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering University of Miami Professor Neil Schneiderman, Ph.D., one of the giants of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, passed away on October 6, 2023 in Miami at the age of …
Jessica Emick, PhD Pediatric Psychologist and Clinical Psychology Faculty School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University Madeline Foster, MSPH Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University Christine Crowell, MA, NCC, LPC Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University Sonia Agarwal, M.Sc. Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student School of Psychology Fielding Graduate University Nathan M. Griffith, Ph.D. …
Alice Schluger, Ph.D. Certified Wellness Practitioner, Wellness for Dancers As our masks are being lifted, the exposure of our vulnerabilities as individuals, within communities, and globally is becoming more visible. The current perspective is beginning to highlight the numerous psychological ramifications of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. There appears to be a looming mental health crisis among youth with potential long-standing …
Barbara Ward-Zimmerman, PhD Society for Health Psychology President bward.zimmerman@cox.net First, a Brief Update on the Present-Day ‘Health of Health Psychology:’ (Term coined by SfHP 1985-1986 President George Stone.) I am pleased to report that as a Society we have much to celebrate! We are in a position of strength on numerous measures, including the growing diversity of our membership, expansion …
Meg Crotty, Psy.D. Clinical Health Psychology Fellow Baptist Health/Wolfson Children’s Early Career Psychologist. It was not easy, but we finally made it! I recently saw a video that resonated with me and my graduate school experience up to this point in my career. Essentially the video discussed how you eat, study, cry, workout, celebrate, and mourn life events with your …
Dina Goldstein Silverman, Ph.D., H.S.P.P. Licensed Psychologist (NJ, PA), Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Cooper University Healthcare and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University The COVID-19 pandemic brought forward numerous societal problems to the fore. Among them is the need to address the mental health of frontline healthcare workers and that of patient survivors of critical-level care. To say that …
Amber D. Gray, PhD-C, DBH Forensic Research Psychologist, Doctor of Behavioral Health Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp Tabitha M. Chapman, PhD-C, MFT Forensic Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist Professional Clinical Counselor The Freedom Train Project Incorporated Before one discusses the nuances and intricacies of trauma, there must be a basic understanding of what trauma is and how it impacts our …
Kourtney Schroeder, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry University of Florida, College of Medicine- Jacksonville Feeling that summer breeze yet? I hope you’re reading this summer edition of the Health Psychologist e-zine by a pool with a cold glass of lemonade in hand. Or maybe you’re reading this issue of the Health Psychologist e-zine …
Danielle Miller, MS PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology, Ball State University Incoming Behavioral Medicine Fellow, Yale School of Medicine Person-centered medical care consists of the empowerment of patients to play active roles in their pursuit of wellness (Castro et al., 2016). Treating patients as people rather than an illness or billable code is central to humanistic, dignified medical care (Chochinov, 2023). It …
