Karen A. Matthews

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Karen A. Matthews
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of California at Berkeley (AB)
California State University at San Jose (MA)
University of Texas at Austin (PhD)
Known forcontributions to health psychology
Scientific career
Institutions University of Pittsburgh

Karen A. Matthews is an American health psychologist known for her research on the epidemiology and risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, [1] early signs of coronary heart disease risk in children, women's health and menopause, [2] and connections between socioeconomic status and health. [3] [4] [5] She is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Professor Emerita of Psychology and Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. [6]

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Education

Matthews received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1968. In 1971, she received a master's degree in psychology from California State University at San Jose. She received a PhD in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1976, [6] where she was mentored by David C. Glass and Arnold Buss. She conducted her dissertation research, Mother-child interactions as a determinant of Type A behavior, under the supervision of Arnold Buss. [7]

Career

Matthews has served as a Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Psychology, and Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Pittsburgh since 2009. She became Distinguished Professor Emerita in 2021. [8] Matthews was the program director for the university's Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training Program, which she and Dr. Manuck started in 1983, through July 2020. She led the Pittsburgh site of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) from its inception through 2020. [6] [5] [9] She was elected in 2002 into the National Academy of Medicine. [10]

From 1973 through 1978, Matthews held instructor and research associate positions at the University of Texas at Austin and Kansas State University. She has also served as: president of the Division of Health Psychology and the American Psychosomatic Society; a member of Council of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the advisory board for the NIH Center for Scientific Research; and editor-in-chief of Health Psychology. She was also director of the Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center. [6] [5] [3]

Awards

Selected Works

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4XpM8kgAAAAJ

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  2. ↑ Associated Press (1989-09-07). "HEALTH; Menopause Linked to Cholesterol Changes". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-06-09.
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  4. ↑ "Matthews, Karen A." Heart Attack Prevention. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Karen Matthews, PhD". Society for Health Psychology. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Karen A. Matthews". pitt.edu. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Epi Tree - Karen A. Matthews Family Tree". academictree.org. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  8. ↑ https://psychiatry.pitt.edu/about-us/our-people/emeritus-faculty
  9. 1 2 "Karen Matthews, PhD, Honored by the American Psychosomatic Society". University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Karen A. Matthews, Ph.D." National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ↑ https://www.sbm.org/membership/awards
  12. ↑ "American Psychological Association Announces Award Recipients". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Karen Matthews, Ph.D." University of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  14. ↑ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/61fc82aea9a3ca2c78beba28/t/62f40ea12e016374b38a15de/1660161697448/2017_ABMR_Program_4.pdf
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