Lobel completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Relations with the highest honors (summa cum laude) at Harvard University. Lobel attended university with the idea that she would become a pediatrician,but as she attained experience with psychological science,she decided to follow a research path. She subsequently completed her master's degree and Ph.D. (1989) in Social &Health Psychology at the University of California,Los Angeles.[3]Christine Dunkel-Schetter was her mentor at UCLA. Lobel and Dunkel-Schetter conducted studies about social support during pregnancy and postpartum depression,[4] prenatal maternal stress and preterm birth,[5] and psychological reactions to infertility.[6] While at UCLA,Lobel also worked with Shelley E. Taylor on research on social comparison.[7]
Lobel holds the position of Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University where she teaches social and health psychology. She was a recipient of Stony Brook University's Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring by a Faculty Member (2011) and the Department of Psychology Teacher of the Year Award (2010-2011).[8]
Awards
Lobel was awarded the American Psychological Association (APA) Bonnie R. Strickland and Jessica Henderson Daniel Distinguished Mentoring Award in 2008,[9] the APA Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award in 2016,[10] and the Excellence in Health Psychology Mentoring Award from the Society for Health Psychology in 2021.[11] Her 2016 APA award citation noted her "distinguished and vital contributions to social psychological theory,to understanding stress,and to a theory of gendered racism."[12]
Research
Lobel's research focuses on women's reproductive health and how emotions,behaviors,and physical conditions affect pregnancy and birth outcomes.[12] She has made contributions to research on racial disparities in birth outcomes,[13] and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology.[14]
Lobel is the Senior Researcher and Director of the Stress and Reproduction (STAR) Lab,where her colleagues and graduate students are studying stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on pregnant women and their babies.[1] The COVID-19 Pregnancy Experiences (COPE) study aims to brings insight into how pregnant women used coping strategies during the pandemic.[15][16] The STAR lab is also conducting research to improve identification of risk factors that may affect treatment and treatment outcomes among pregnant women,including those with opioid use disorder.[17]
Representative publications
Lobel,M. (1994). Conceptualizations,measurement,and effects of prenatal maternal stress on birth outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine,17(3),225–272.
Lobel,M.,Cannella,D. L.,Graham,J. E.,DeVincent,C.,Schneider,J.,&Meyer,B. A. (2008). Pregnancy-specific stress,prenatal health behaviors,and birth outcomes. Health Psychology,27(5),604–615.
Lobel,M.,&DeLuca,R. S. (2007). Psychosocial sequelae of cesarean delivery:review and analysis of their causes and implications. Social Science &Medicine,64(11),2272–2284.
Lobel,M.,DeVincent,C. J.,Kaminer,A.,&Meyer,B. A. (2000). The impact of prenatal maternal stress and optimistic disposition on birth outcomes in medically high-risk women. Health Psychology,19(6),544–553.
Lobel,M.,Dunkel-Schetter,C.,&Scrimshaw,S. C. (1992). Prenatal maternal stress and prematurity:a prospective study of socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Health Psychology,11(1),32–40.
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