Health Psychology

Division 38 - Health Psychology seeks to advance contributions of psychology to the understanding of health and illness through basic and clinical research, education, and service activities and encourages the integration of biomedical information about health and illness with current psychological knowledge. The Division has a nursing and health group and special interest groups in aging, women, and minority health issues. The Division publishes the bimonthly journal Health Psychology and the quarterly newsletter The Health Psychologist. Division 38 offers a listing of training programs in health psychology and presents an annual student paper award.

Leadership

President
Jerry M. Suls, PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Publications

Journal
Health Psychology (bimonthly)
Editor: Robert M. Kaplan, PhD, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA

  • January 2009 (Volume 28, Number 1), arrived January 16, 2009
  • March 2009 (Volume 28, Number 2), arrived March 16, 2009
  • May 2009 (Volume 28, Number 3), arrived May 22, 2009
  • July 2009 (Volume 28, Number 4), arrived July 20, 2009
  • September 2009 (Volume 28, Number 5), arrived September 18, 2009
  • November 2009 (Volume 28, Number 6), arrived November 17, 2009
  • January 2010 (Volume 29, Number 1), estimated arrival January 16, 2010
  • March 2010 (Volume 29, Number 2), estimated arrival March 16, 2010
  • May 2010 (Volume 29, Number 3), estimated arrival May 22, 2010
  • July 2010 (Volume 29, Number 4), estimated arrival July 20, 2010
  • September 2010 (Volume 29, Number 5), estimated arrival September 18, 2010
  • November 2010 (Volume 29, Number 6), estimated arrival November 17, 2010

Newsletter
The Health Psychologist (quarterly)
Editor: Kevin A. Masters, PhD, Utah State University, Logan, UT

  • Spring 2009 (Volume 31, Number 1), arrived April 7, 2009
  • Summer 2009 (Volume 31, Number 2), arrived July 28, 2009
  • Fall 2009 (Volume 31, Number 3), arrived November 6, 2009
  • Spring 2010 (Volume 32, Number 1), estimated arrival April 7, 2010
  • Summer 2010 (Volume 32, Number 2), estimated arrival July 28, 2010
  • Fall 2010 (Volume 32, Number 3), estimated arrival November 6, 2010

Web site
Division 38: Health Psychology

Read about Div. 38 in the Monitor
Opening medical doors
This month, Div. 38 launches a series of professional development workshops to keep health psychologists on the cutting-edge.

Division Meeting

APA Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, August 12-15, 2010

Contact Information

Division 38 Administrative Office
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Telephone: (202) 216-7602
Fax: (202) 218-3599

E-mail: Keith Cooke

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