Susan Nolen-Hoeksema
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Susan Nolen-Hoeksema is an American Professor of Psychology
at Yale University
. Her research explores how mood regulation strategies could correlate to a person's vulnerability to depression
, with special focus on a construct she calls rumination
as well as gender differences.
. As an undergraduate, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema attended Yale University where she received a Bachelor of Arts
in Psychology. She graduated in 1982 summa cum laude. She then went on to University of Pennsylvania
where she earn a Master of Arts
(1984) and Ph.D (1986) in clinical psychology
.
From 1986 to 1995, she was a faculty member at Stanford University
receiving tenure
in 1993. From 1995 to 2004 she was a tenured professor at University of Michigan
. Since 2004, Nolen-Hoeksema has been back at Yale teaching and heading the Depression and Cognition Program.
, the Leadership Award from the Committee on Women of the American Psychological Association
in 2001 , and the Research Career Award from the National Institute of Mental Health
.
, which explores how emotion regulation strategies affect the predisposition, development, and maintenance of psychopathology. Though traditionally the focus of the lab has been on depression, past and current work has focused on Generalized anxiety disorder, Social anxiety disorder
and other mood disorders
.
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
at Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. Her research explores how mood regulation strategies could correlate to a person's vulnerability to depression
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behaviour, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless...
, with special focus on a construct she calls rumination
Rumination
The term rumination , meaning "to chew the cud," is used in several contexts:-Digestive rumination:* In animals, rumination is a part of normal digestion, in which the animal brings up swallowed food , chews it, and swallows it...
as well as gender differences.
Education and Employment
Nolen-Hoeksema was born in Springfield, IllinoisSpringfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
. As an undergraduate, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema attended Yale University where she received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Psychology. She graduated in 1982 summa cum laude. She then went on to University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
where she earn a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(1984) and Ph.D (1986) in clinical psychology
Clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development...
.
From 1986 to 1995, she was a faculty member at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
receiving tenure
Tenure
Tenure commonly refers to life tenure in a job and specifically to a senior academic's contractual right not to have his or her position terminated without just cause.-19th century:...
in 1993. From 1995 to 2004 she was a tenured professor at University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. Since 2004, Nolen-Hoeksema has been back at Yale teaching and heading the Depression and Cognition Program.
Honors and Awards
Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has received several honors and awards for her research on depression, mood-regulation and gender. She has received the the Early Career Award from the American Psychological AssociationAmerican Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
, the Leadership Award from the Committee on Women of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States. It is the world's largest association of psychologists with around 154,000 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants and students. The APA...
in 2001 , and the Research Career Award from the National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health is one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health...
.
Depression and Cognition Program (Current)
Nolen-Hoeksema currently leads the Depression and Cognition Program at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, which explores how emotion regulation strategies affect the predisposition, development, and maintenance of psychopathology. Though traditionally the focus of the lab has been on depression, past and current work has focused on Generalized anxiety disorder, Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder
Social anxiety disorder , also known as social phobia, is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear in social situations causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life...
and other mood disorders
Mood disorder
Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature...
.
Books
Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has published a dozen books, including scholarly books, textbooks, and three books for the general public on women’s mental health.| Title | Year | Co-Authors | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Power of Women | 2010 | N/A | Times Books |
| Handbook of depression in adolescents http://books.google.com/books?id=RMRj20xGNLUC&lpg=PP1&ots=x2JAcnhy9Q&dq=%20Handbook%20of%20Depression%20in%20Adolescents&lr&pg=PA63#v=onepage&q&f=false | 2008 | Lori Hilt | Routledge |
| Eating, Drinking, Overthinking: The Toxic Triangle of Food, Alcohol and Depression - and How Women Can Break Free | 2006 | N/A | Henry Holt |
| The APA Dictionary of Psychology | 2006 | Gary VandenBos (Editor in Chief) | American Psychological Association Press |
| Women Who Think Too Much: How To Break Free of Overthinking and Reclaim Your life | 2003 | N/A | Holt |
| Clashing Views on Abnormal Psychology | 1998 | N/A | Dushkin/McGraw-Hill |
| Sex Differences in Depression | 1990 | N/A | Stanford University Press |
Selected Research
Dr. Nolen-Hoeksema has published over 100 research articles. Below is a selection of her most cited work.| Title | Year | Co-Authors | Journal | Volume | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responses to depression and their effects on the duration of depressive episode http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/abn/102/1/20/ | 1991 | N/A | Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology The Journal of Abnormal Psychology is a scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association.It was previously titled Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. It publishes basic research as well as theoretical articles in the general field of abnormal behavior, its determinants,... |
100(4) | 569-582 |
| Effects of rumination and distraction on naturally occurring depressed mood http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02699939308409206 | 1993 | Jannay Marrow | Cognition & Emotion | 7(6) | 561-570 |
| The emergence of gender differences in depression during adolescence http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bul/115/3/424/ | 1994 | Joan S. Girgus | Psychological Bulletin Psychological Bulletin Psychological Bulletin is a peer-reviewed academic journal specializing in literature reviews. It was founded by Johns Hopkins psychologist James Mark Baldwin in 1904 immediately after he had bought out James McKeen Cattell's share of Psychological Review, which the two had founded ten years... |
115(3) | 424-443 |
| Explaining the gender difference in depressive symptoms http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/77/5/1061/ | 1999 | Judith Larson, Carla Grayson | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Journal of Personality and Social Psychology The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology is a monthly psychology journal of the American Psychological Association. It is considered one of the top journals in the fields of social and personality psychology. Its focus is on empirical research reports; however, specialized theoretical,... |
77(5) | 1061-1072 |
| The role of rumination in depressive disorders and mixed anxiety/depressive symptoms http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2000-05424-015 | 2000 | N/A | Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology The Journal of Abnormal Psychology is a scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association.It was previously titled Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. It publishes basic research as well as theoretical articles in the general field of abnormal behavior, its determinants,... |
109(3) | 504-511 |
| Rethinking rumination http://pps.sagepub.com/content/3/5/400.short | 2008 | Blair Wisco, Sonja Lyubomirsky Sonja Lyubomirsky Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside and author of The How of Happiness, a book of strategies backed by scientific research that can be used to increase happiness.... |
Perspectives on Psychological Science Association for Psychological Science The Association for Psychological Science , previously the American Psychological Society, is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote, protect, and advance the interests of scientifically oriented psychology in research, application, teaching, and the improvement of... |
3 | 400-424 |
| When are adaptive strategies most predictive of psychopathology? http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=buy.optionToBuy&id=2011-09186-001 | 2011 | Amelia Aldao | Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Abnormal Psychology The Journal of Abnormal Psychology is a scientific journal published by the American Psychological Association.It was previously titled Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. It publishes basic research as well as theoretical articles in the general field of abnormal behavior, its determinants,... |
120(3) | 511-764 |
External links
- What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness, Part I, Paul BloomPaul BloomPaul Bloom is a Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. His research explores how children and adults understand the physical and social world, with special focus on language, morality, religion, fiction, and art....
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