CHIP Lecture Series, Spring 2014
“The Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behavior: Implications for Cancer Control”
Linda Cameron, PhD, University of California - Merced
February 20, 2014
12:30 - 1:30pm
Location
Video Conference Room 204, second floor
J. Ray Ryan Building, 2006 Hillside Road
University of Connecticut, Storrs Campus
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Web Stream
You can view this talk streamed live during the lecture -- or archived after the lecture -- at http://www.chip.uconn.edu/lecture-2-20-14. The link will become active shortly before the lecture begins.
About the Speaker
Linda Cameron is Professor of Psychological Sciences at University of California, Merced. Her research focuses on developing health communications and psychosocial interventions for individuals who have or are at risk for cancer and other illnesses. This research takes a self-regulation perspective by evaluating the cognitive and emotional processes influencing health behaviors and illness experiences. She focuses on both theoretical and applied aspects of issues to address the parallel goals of developing theoretically-based interventions and refining psychological theory. Her research has included the development and evaluation of psychosocial support programs for women with breast cancer and exercise programs as aids for smoking cessation. Another line of research explores the conceptual and imagery contents of mental representations of illnesses. These findings inform the use of images in health communications, and they have been applied in several projects on graphic warning labels for tobacco products and communications about genetic testing for cancer risk.
Dr. Cameron's professional activities have included roles as Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education at University of California, Merced; Associate Dean of Science and Director of the Graduate Health Psychology Programs at The University of Auckland, New Zealand; President and Executive Committee Member for the Australasian Society for Behavioral Health and Medicine; Associate Editor for Journal of Behavioral Medicine, British Journal of Health Psychology, and Health Psychology Review; Member of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research; and Fellow of the U.S. Society of Behavioral Medicine. She is also a member of the Cognitive, Affective, and Social Processes in Health Research Group (CASPHR), an NCI initiative for promoting social and health psychology research within the areas of cancer prevention and control.
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