Handbook of Research Methods in Health Psychology

Deborah Fish Ragin is Professor Emeritus, Montclair State University. She also served as an American Psychological Association Representative to the United Nations, focusing on the psychosocial impact of HIV/AIDS, and currently serves as a representative to the United Nations for the NGO, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. She is the author of "Health Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Approach" (3rd Ed., Routledge/Taylor & Francis). Julian Paul Keenan is a Professor in the Department of Biology and the Director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory at Montclair State University. He previously served on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and is the Founding Editor of Social Neuroscience. He has published in Science, Nature, and Proceedings of the Academy of Sciences.

Applying Theories in Health Psychology
Deborah Fish Ragin, Yasmin Hussein, Alessia Fichera & Jelani Awai




Statistical Toolbox of Psychology
Michael R. Hulsizer & Linda Woolf




"The Circling Spirits Call us Home;" The Shaman, Marginal Methods, and
Relational Approaches to Healing Research

Joseph E. Trimble

Part I- Genetic Studies and Health




Genetics Research Methods
Amel Youssef, Matthew J, Criscione & Julian Paul Keenan




Research Methods in Alcoholism
Maya Crawford, Janet Brenan, Liliia Savilska, Kathleen Chavarria & Julian Keenan




Best Practices for Studying Addiction
Heather Soder, Jessica Hoffman, Constanza de Dios, Troy Webber




Applications of Next-Generation Sequencing in Health Psychology
Matthew Aardema




The Ethics of Genetics Research
Curtis Coughlin, II

Part II- Physiological Studies and Health




Physiological Research
Matthew J. Criscione, Jordanne Nelson & Julian Keenan




Stress Physiology & Physiometrics
Elana Gloger, Gregory T. Smith & Suzanne C. Segerstrom




Cardiovascular Reactivity & Stress
Chun-Jung Huang, Andy Khamoui, Aaron Slusher, & Brandon G. Fico




Obesity & Nutrition Part II: Physiological Studies
Diana M. Thomas & J. Kenneth Wickiser




Social Networks, Depression & Stress
Rachel Kramer




"Don’t Sweat It!" Neuroimaging Studies of Stress
Ayesha Khan & Sukhvinder Obhi

Part III- Population Demographics




Neighborhood Studies of Adolescent Health
Deborah Fish Ragin, Yasmin Hussein, Kheyyon Parker & Veronica Julien




Re-evaluating the Social Gradient
Alan Marshall & Valeria Skafida




Chronic Illness- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Leonard A. Jason, Joseph Cotler, Shaun Bhatia & Madison Sunnquist




Gender & Aging
Sabihah Moola & Christo P. Cilliers




Socioeconomic Context of Adolescent Health Risk Behaviors:
Life Course Developmental Research Methods

Tae Kyoung Lee, Catherine Walker O’Neal & Kandauda A. S. Wickrama

Part IV- Environmental Studies




Unique Environmental Determinants of Health:
Natural, Physical and Community Factors

Yasmin Hussein, Stephanie Spero, Alexander Dean Bracken & Deborah Fish Ragin




Multiple Ways of Understanding Vaccine Hesitance and Refusal
Jennifer Reich




Violence and Health Through the Lifespan:
The Critical Role of Childhood Exposures & Developmental Context

Kathy Sanders-Phillips




Environmental Exposure: Lead Studies
Bryce Hruska & Brooks B. Gump




Geographic Determinants
Joy Obayemi & Roy Hamilton




Climate Change & Public Health
Melinda Weathers & Marceleen Mosher

Part V- Health Policy and Future Directions in Research




Impact of Health Policy on Outcomes
Jessica Devine, Krystal Lynch, Dennis Savaiano & Heather Eicher-Miller




The Nexus between Behavioral and Health Economics in the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Research Agenda
Chris Atim, Ama Pokuaa Fenny, Daniel Malik Achala & John Ele-Ojo Ataguba




Next Generation Genetics
Saeed Yasin & Julian Keenan




Research Methodology and Psychoneuroimmunology
S. Chandrashekara




Nudge Theory

Ivo Vlaev & Kelly Schmidtke