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Our Members

The consortium consists of members from various regions, backgrounds, and areas of expertise.

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Austin Baldwin, PhD

Southern Methodist University

Keywords: autonomous motivation and vaccination, affective response and physical activity, delay discounting and physical activity

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Jeffrey Birk, PhD

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Keywords: physical activity, sleep, medication adherence, PTSD symptoms, optimism

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Talea Cornelius, PhD, MSW

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Keywords: dyads, couples, biostatistics, measurement, mechanisms 

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Geert Crombez, PhD

Ghent University

Keywords: physical activity, self-regulation, beliefs about consequences and capability, behavioural regulation and fear & avoidance

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Abraham Eastman, PhD

University of Chicago

Keywords: Weight management interventions, bariatric surgery, physical activity

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Donald Edmondson, PhD

Columbia University Medical Center

Keywords: SOBC Coordinating Center, Cardiovascular Risk, Somatic threat, PTSD, hospitalization stress

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Iris Engelhard, PhD

Utrecht University

Keywords: anxiety, PTSD, emotional memory, mental imagery, intrusions

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İrem Berna Güvenç ErdoÄŸan 

Middle East Technical University

Keywords: social and health psychology

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Samantha G. Farris, PhD

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Keywords: Cardiac Disease, Exercise Interventions, Anxiety Sensitivity, Smoking

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Allison G. Harvey, PhD

Southern Methodist University

Keywords: Sleep and circadian problems, habit formation, memory for treatment

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Ian M. Kronish, MD, MPH

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Keywords: Cardiac anxiety, Medication nonadherence, Clinical inertia, Depression,

PTSD related to serious health events

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Teresa Leyro, PhD

Institute for Health, Rutgers

Keywords: Distress tolerance, Psychophysiology, Stress hormones, Smoking and Minority Stress, Nicotine dependence

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Qimin Liu, PhD

Boston University

Keywords: statistics, sexual and gender minority health, mood disorders

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Stephen Lo, PhD

Massachusetts General Brigham 

Keywords: cancer control, physical activity, anxiety sensitivity

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Kristin Long, PhD

Boston University

Keywords: Medical traumatic stress, emotional avoidance, family/parent self-efficacy, family communication, patient-provider trust

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Laura Long, PhD

Boston University

Keywords: Positive psychology, anxiety, hope, optimism, exposure-based therapy

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Michael W. Otto, PhD

Boston University

Keywords: exercise promotion, medication adherence, substance use, working memory, anxiety sensitivity, positive affectivity

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Annick De Paepe, PhD

Ghent University

Keywords: (chronic) pain, beliefs, self-efficacy, planning, physical activity

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Olga Perski, PhD

University of California, San Diego and Tampere University

Keywords: addiction; smoking cessation; alcohol reduction; digital health; self-regulation; theory; computational modeling

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Andrew H. Rogers, PhD

University at Buffalo

Keywords: Addictions; Behavioral Medicine; Opioids; Pain - Chronic Pain / Complex Pain Syndromes; Psychology

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Steven Safren, PhD

University of Miami

Keywords: adherence, self-care, engagement 

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Paulina Schenk, PhD

University College London

Keywords: ontologies; classification frameworks; mechanism of action

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Jasper A. J. Smits, PhD

University of Texas at Austin

Keywords: smoking cessation, exercise, anxiety sensitivity

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Amelia M. Stanton, PhD

Boston University

Keywords: Avoidance/withdrawal, self-compassion; PrEP use, self-efficacy, engagement in cervical cancer cascade of care

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Margot Steinberg, MA

Boston University

Keywords: migraine, worry, anxiety, exercise, motivation, MBRC Membership Director

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Louisa Sylvia, PhD

Massachusetts General Hospital

Keywords: Psychosocial interventions, depression, lifestyle interventions, exercise, diet, sleep, bipolar disorder

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Kristin Szuhany, PhD

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Keywords: exercise, physical activity, anxiety sensitivity, anxiety, depression, sleep

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Pedro J. Teixeira, PhD

University of Lisbon

Keywords: physical activity, eating behavior, interventions, psychedelics

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Michael J. Zvolensky, PhD

University of Houston & The Univ. of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Keywords: Smoking and Anxiety Sensitivity, Smoking and Minority Stress, Smoking and Anxiety/Depression

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