Discipline(s):
Health Psychology, Psychoneuroimmunology

Area(s) of Expertise:
Inflammation, Stress, Neuroendocrine and Autonomic Regulation, Psychological Well-Being, Sleep, Health Disparities, Discrimination

E-Mail:
friedman1@wisc.edu

Background:
Elliot Friedman received his Ph.D. in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed postdoctoral work in Psychoneuroimmunology at the University of California, San Diego, and was a member of the Psychology faculty at Williams College. Elliot is interested in the biological mechanisms underlying the impact of psychological experience on vulnerability to illness. As a Health & Society Scholar, Elliot has focused his research on interactions between psychological and contextual variables and their collective impact on biological markers of health and illness, particularly inflammatory proteins, in human populations. He has presented his work at conferences for various scientific organizations, including the American Psychosomatic Society, the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, and the Gerontological Society of America. He has also published the results of this work in the journals Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Health Psychology, and Neurobiology of Aging.

Journal Articles:
Click here for a list of Elliot Friedman's available publications in PubMed.