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Laura Smart Richman

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Laura Smart Richman, Assistant Research Professor

Assistant Research Professor
Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Virginia, 1997
mailing address: Box 90086 Durham, NC 27708-0086
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phone: 919-660-5754

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Research Summary:
Research interests include the influence of psychosocial factors on health outcomes and health behaviors, with particular attention to identity, emotion, and perceived discrimination. Particular interest in how the psychological and physical consequences of perceived discrimination may be moderated by how strongly one identifies with the group that is the target of discrimination. Other interests include the biological mechanisms by which emotion and emotion regulation influence health.

Representative Publications: (More Publications)

Smart Richman, L., Bennett, G., Pek, J., Siegler, I. C., & Williams, R. B. (2007). Discrimination, Dispositions, and Cardiovascular Responses to Stress. Health Psychology, 26(6), 675-683. [abs]
Smart Richman, L. & Jonassaint, C. (2007). The Effects of Race-related Stress on Cortisol Reactivity in the Laboratory: Implications of the Duke Lacrosse Scandal. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. [abs]
Smart Richman, L., Kohn-Wood, L., & Williams, D.R. (2007). The Role of Discrimination and Racial Identity for Mental Health Service Utilization. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 26(8), 960-981. [abs]