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Marci Lobel
OccupationProfessor of Psychology
Awards
  • APA Mentoring Award (2008)
  • APA Leadership Award from the Committee on Women in Psychology (2016)
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University, University of California Los Angeles
Academic work
InstitutionsStony Brook University

Marci Lobel is a health psychologist known for her research on women's reproductive health, effects of prenatal stress on pregnancy and newborn health, and how mothers learn to cope with stress.[1]

Lobel holds the position of professor of social and health psychology in Stony Brook University.[2]

Biography

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Lobel completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Social Relations with the highest honors (summa cum laude) at Harvard University. Lobel attended university with the idea that she would become a pediatrician, but as she attained experience with psychological science, she decided to follow a research path. She subsequently completed her master's degree and Ph.D. (1989) in Social & Health Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles.[3] Christine Dunkel-Schetter was her mentor at UCLA. Lobel and Dunkel-Schetter conducted studies about social support during pregnancy and postpartum depression,[4] prenatal maternal stress and preterm birth,[5] and psychological reactions to infertility.[6] While at UCLA, Lobel also worked with Shelley E. Taylor on research on social comparison.[7]

Lobel holds the position of Professor of Psychology at Stony Brook University where she teaches social and health psychology. She was a recipient of Stony Brook University's Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring by a Faculty Member (2011) and the Department of Psychology Teacher of the Year Award (2010-2011).[8]

Awards

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Lobel was awarded the American Psychological Association (APA) Bonnie R. Strickland and Jessica Henderson Daniel Distinguished Mentoring Award in 2008,[9] the APA Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award in 2016,[10] and the Excellence in Health Psychology Mentoring Award from the Society for Health Psychology in 2021.[11] Her 2016 APA award citation noted her "distinguished and vital contributions to social psychological theory, to understanding stress, and to a theory of gendered racism."[12]

Research

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Lobel's research focuses on women's reproductive health and how emotions, behaviors, and physical conditions affect pregnancy and birth outcomes.[12] She has made contributions to research on racial disparities in birth outcomes,[13] and outcomes of assisted reproductive technology.[14]

Lobel is the Senior Researcher and Director of the Stress and Reproduction (STAR) Lab, where her colleagues and graduate students are studying stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on pregnant women and their babies.[1] The COVID-19 Pregnancy Experiences (COPE) study aims to brings insight into how pregnant women used coping strategies during the pandemic.[15][16] The STAR lab is also conducting research to improve identification of risk factors that may affect treatment and treatment outcomes among pregnant women, including those with opioid use disorder.[17]

Representative publications

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  • Lobel, M. (1994). Conceptualizations, measurement, and effects of prenatal maternal stress on birth outcomes. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 17(3), 225–272.
  • Lobel, M., Cannella, D. L., Graham, J. E., DeVincent, C., Schneider, J., & Meyer, B. A. (2008). Pregnancy-specific stress, prenatal health behaviors, and birth outcomes. Health Psychology, 27(5), 604–615.
  • Lobel, M., & DeLuca, R. S. (2007). Psychosocial sequelae of cesarean delivery: review and analysis of their causes and implications. Social Science & Medicine, 64(11), 2272–2284.
  • Lobel, M., DeVincent, C. J., Kaminer, A., & Meyer, B. A. (2000). The impact of prenatal maternal stress and optimistic disposition on birth outcomes in medically high-risk women. Health Psychology, 19(6), 544–553.
  • Lobel, M., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Scrimshaw, S. C. (1992). Prenatal maternal stress and prematurity: a prospective study of socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Health Psychology, 11(1), 32–40.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Perspective | Pregnant women are urged to avoid stress. What happens when a pandemic makes that impossible?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  2. ^ "Marci Lobel | Department of Psychology". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  3. ^ Communications, Stony Brook Office of. "Marci Lobel | Experts at Stony Brook University, New York". www.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. ^ Collins, Nancy L.; Dunkel-Schetter, Christine; Lobel, Marci; Scrimshaw, Susan C. (1993). "Social support in pregnancy: Psychosocial correlates of birth outcomes and postpartum depression". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 65 (6): 1243–1258. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.65.6.1243. ISSN 1939-1315. PMID 8295121.
  5. ^ Lobel, Marci; Dunkel-Schetter, Christine; Scrimshaw, Susan C. (1992). "Prenatal maternal stress and prematurity: A prospective study of socioeconomically disadvantaged women". Health Psychology. 11 (1): 32–40. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.11.1.32. ISSN 1930-7810. PMID 1559532.
  6. ^ "Psychological reactions to infertility". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  7. ^ Taylor, Shelley E.; Lobel, Marci (1989). "Social comparison activity under threat: Downward evaluation and upward contacts". Psychological Review. 96 (4): 569–575. doi:10.1037/0033-295X.96.4.569. ISSN 1939-1471. PMID 2678204.
  8. ^ "Stony Brook University Social and Health Psychology Faculty and Students in the News" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Congratulations Award Winners". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  10. ^ "Committee on Women in Psychology Leadership Award Recipients". www.apa.org. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  11. ^ "2021 Awards presented by the Society for Health Psychology (Division 38)". Society for Health Psychology. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  12. ^ a b "Psychology Professor Marci Lobel Receives Leadership Award from APA – Stony Brook Matters". sbmatters.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  13. ^ Rosenthal, Lisa; Lobel, Marci (2011-03-01). "Explaining racial disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Unique sources of stress for Black American women". Social Science & Medicine. 72 (6): 977–983. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.013. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 21345565.
  14. ^ Nicoloro-SantaBarbara, Jennifer; Busso, Cheyanne; Moyer, Anne; Lobel, Marci (2018-09-01). "Just relax and you'll get pregnant? Meta-analysis examining women's emotional distress and the outcome of assisted reproductive technology". Social Science & Medicine. 213: 54–62. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.06.033. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 30056327. S2CID 51892258.
  15. ^ Dunaief, Daniel. "SBU's Marci Lobel studies pregnancy stress during the pandemic | TBR News Media". Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  16. ^ "Senior Researchers – STAR Lab". you.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  17. ^ "Current Research Projects – STAR Lab". you.stonybrook.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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