Nancy Adler | |
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| Born | July 26, 1946 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2024 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College Harvard University |
| Known for | Health behavior Social determinants of health |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Health psychology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
| Thesis | Reactions of women to therapeutic abortion: a social psychological analysis (1974) |
Nancy Elinor Adler (July 26, 1946 – January 4, 2024) was an American health psychologist. She was the Lisa and John Pritzker Professor of Medical Psychology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and director of UCSF's Center for Health and Community Sciences.[1] Adler was known for her research on health behaviors, health disparities, and social determinants of health.[2][3][4]
Adler was the director of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health from its foundation to December 1996.[5] She was the director of the Evidence for Action (E4A), a UCSF health program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.[6]
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- ^ Goode, Erica (December 17, 2002). "The Heavy Cost Of Chronic Stress". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Shweder, Richard A. (March 9, 1997). "It's Called Poor Health for a Reason". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
- ^ "About Us | Evidence for Action". www.evidenceforaction.org. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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