Lipitz Lecture: Shari Waldstein
Socioeconomic Status and Brain Health
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery
Date & Time
May 3, 2016, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Description
LIPITZ LECTURE
Socioeconomic Status and Brain Health: Biological, Psychosocial, and Behavioral Pathways
Shari Waldstein, Professor of Psychology, UMBC
Lower
socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with poor clinical brain health
outcomes, including stroke and dementia. However, SES influences on brain
health status are noted long before such devastating outcomes. This talk will
provide an exploration of the complex biological, psychosocial, and behavioral
pathways whereby SES affects the brain and cognitive function. Also considered
will be the intersection of SES and self-identified race in disparities in
brain health.
Bio: Shari R.
Waldstein completed her A.B. in Psychology at Duke University, and received her
M.S. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Pittsburgh with
specialty training in cardiovascular behavioral medicine. She recently served
as President of the American Psychosomatic Society. Dr. Waldstein also recently
completed a term as a regular member of the MESH (Mechanisms of Emotion, and
Stress in Health) study section for the National Institutes of Health. Dr.
Waldstein is an Editorial Board member for Psychosomatic
Medicine, and has previously served as an Associate Editor for Health
Psychology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and Division
38 of the APA, and is an elected member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine
Research. Dr. Waldstein is recipient of an Early Career Award from the APS, an
Outstanding Scientific Contributions to Health Psychology Award from Division 38
of the APA, and an Outstanding Contributions to Science Award from the Maryland
Psychological Association.
Sponsored by
the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; the Dresher
Center for the Humanities; and the
Social Sciences Forum.
