The World Mental Health initiative (WMH) is one of the most influential resources for global research on mental health. The key ingredient: A general population survey instrument carefully designed and consistently implemented to generate diagnostic measures with high clinical validity across languages and cultures. The unique impact: Valid measures of mental health and mental disorder… Continue reading World Mental Health Survey Consortium
Research Theme: Social Psychology
Social Environment & Health
Since its inception in the early 1960s, the Social Environment and Health Program (SEH) has been a leader in the development of theory and research on the major role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. Founded as a cross-disciplinary program, the program has been home to The… Continue reading Social Environment & Health
Determining What is Right for Whom: A Hybrid Experimental Clinical Trial of Tailored Intervention Sequencing to Maximize Effectiveness of PTSD Treatment
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE) are the most effective treatments for PTSD; however, up to 41% of patients do not improve significantly. It remains unclear how best to adapt treatment when patients show early non-response or struggle with between-session homework. To address this, our team developed the Hybrid Experimental Design (HED), a… Continue reading Determining What is Right for Whom: A Hybrid Experimental Clinical Trial of Tailored Intervention Sequencing to Maximize Effectiveness of PTSD Treatment
Benson,Lizbeth Erin
Lizbeth ‘Libby’ Benson, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in the Data Science for Dynamic Intervention Decision Making Center (d3c) at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center and Institute for Social Research. Before moving to Michigan, Libby completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the TSET Health Promotion Research Center within the NCI-designated Stephenson Cancer Center… Continue reading Benson,Lizbeth Erin
Racial inequalities in sleep deficiencies: The role of stress in the workplace
A growing literature documents Black-White inequalities in sleep deficiencies with Black adults experiencing less sleep and lower sleep quality compared to White adults. Because sleep hygiene is tightly linked to health, racial inequalities in sleep deficiencies may be a key determinant of racial inequalities in health. Racial inequalities in work-related stress may be a crucial,… Continue reading Racial inequalities in sleep deficiencies: The role of stress in the workplace
Sinkewicz,Marilyn
Marilyn Sinkewicz is a health disparities researcher who examines the social, economic and historical causes and consequences of mental health conditions. Previously she was Director of Research at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the University of Chicago Health Lab. She consults with local governments and communities about public health… Continue reading Sinkewicz,Marilyn
Raju,Medha
Medha Raju joined the BioSocial Methods Collaborative as the HomeLab Research Design Specialist in 2022. She graduated from the University of Chicago with a MA in Social Sciences (Psychology concentration). She holds a BA in Social Sciences and a MA in Regulatory Governance from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Medha is interested in… Continue reading Raju,Medha
Seaton,Eleanor Kenyetta
Dr. Eleanor K. Seaton is a developmental psychologist and her research is guided by four areas of inquiry that explore race among Black youth. The first area explores racial discrimination experiences and includes measurement, mediators and moderators of racial discrimination experiences. The second area explores the attitudes and feelings that African American youth ascribe to… Continue reading Seaton,Eleanor Kenyetta
Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations
The overall purpose of this research program is to understand how stress and social contexts affect health and the biopsychosocial factors that account for those links. We seek to foster a multidisciplinary collaboration that capitalizes on advances in mobile technology and biopsychosocial methods to gain better understanding of social, psychological and biological factors influencing healthy… Continue reading Aging & Biopsychosocial Innovations
Fresco,David Marc
David M. Fresco is Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty Affiliate at the Institute for Social Research (ISR). His program of research adopts an affective neuroscience perspective to conduct basic, translational, and treatment studies of anxiety and mood disorders, particularly distress disorders (e.g., major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder) incorporating methodologies including… Continue reading Fresco,David Marc