[CONTACT INFORMATION]
UCLA Psychr & Biobehav Sci
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Los Angeles, CA 90095-7076
Phone: (310) 825-1889
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[AFFILIATION]
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology

[EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS]
California Board of Psychology License, 2006 to present
PhD, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1998-2004

[AWARDS & RECOGNITION]
Advanced Research Institute in Geriatric Mental Health Scholar, 2011
NSF/University of Arizona ADVANCE Junior Scientist Award, 2010
NIA and OBSSR honorarium and invitation to "Opportunities for Advancing Behavioral and Social Science Research on Aging" Workshop, 2008

[RESEARCH INTERESTS]
Bereavement and Complicated Grief among older adults

[RESEARCH INTEREST TOPIC AREAS]
Allostatic load/Biological aging
Breast cancer
Cognitive function
Inflammation
Palliative care
Social engagement
Successful aging
Bereavement/widowhood

[SELECT PUBLICATIONS]
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[PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NIH GRANTS]
Complicated Grief in Older Adults: Physilogical Substrates

Complicated Grief in Older Adults: Physiological Substrates