Karen Matthews

Karen A. Matthews, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry

Professor of Epidemiology and Psychology
Director, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training Program
Director, Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

E-mail address:	matthewska@upmc.edu
Business Phone:	412-648-7158	Business Fax:	412-648-7160
Business Address:	Department of Psychiatry, WPIC
	University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
	3811 O'Hara Street
	Pittsburgh, PA. 15213

Research Interests

Development of cardiovascular risk in adolescents
Pathways connecting socioeconomic status and health
Women's health/menopause
Psychobiological determinants of cardiovascular risk

Publications from 2000 to present -- Click here.

Background

University of California at Berkeley, Psychology -- A.B., 1968
University of Texas at Austin, Psychology -- Ph.D., 1976

Professional Career

1976-1978 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Kansas State University
1979-1983 Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
1983-1989 Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
1989-2009 Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
1983-present Program Director, Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research Training Program, University of Pittsburgh
1989-present Professor of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
1990-present Professor of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
1999-present Director, The Pittsburgh Mind-Body Center, University of Pittsburgh
2009-present Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
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Honors and Awards

American Heart Association Established Investigatorship, July 1, 1980 - June 30, 1985
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology, Division 38, American Psychological Association, 1983
Scientist-at-Large, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Health-Promoting and Health-Damaging Behavior, 1983-1988; 1990-1993
Council, American Psychosomatic Society, 1984-1986
Prokasy Lecturer, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1987
President of Division 38, Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 1987-1988
President, American Psychosomatic Society, 1990
One of 50 Highest Impact Authors in Psychology Based on Citations/Number of Publications from 1986-1990, Institute for Scientific Information
Most Frequently Cited Author Between 1982-1991 in Health Psychology
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Health Psychology, Division 38, American Psychological Association, 1992
Co-Chair, Executive Committee, Women's Health Initiative, National Institutes of Health, 1993-1995
Chair, Behavioral Subcommittee, Women's Health Initiative, National Institutes of Health, 1993-1995
Award for Significant Research Contribution, Society of Pediatric Psychology, 1994
Member, SES and Health Planning Initiative of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 1994-1996
Member, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Advisory Council of National Institutes of Health, July 1994-October 1997
Distinguished Scientist Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1999
MERIT Award (Method to Extend Research in Time), NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 1990-1999
Member, American Heart Association Strategic Research Directions Task Force, 2001
Member, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Council Working Group on Epidemiology, 1998-2002
Chair, Center for Scientific Review Advisory Committee, National Institute of Health, 2001-2003
Member, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health Institute of Medicine, 2001-2004
Cardiovascular Research Award, North American Menopause Society/Pfizer, 2004
President's Award, American Psychological Association, 2005
Member, Board of External Advisors, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2002-2006
Member, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Program on Socioeconomic Status and Health, 1997-2009
Member, Institute of Medicine, 2002-present

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