Weidner, Gerdi - San Francisco State University

个人简介

Psychosocial and behavioral contributions to non-communicable chronic diseases (focus: cardiovascular diseases); public health, global health; gender differences I joined the Biology Department in 2009, returning to academia after directing research programs in cardiovascular disease and prostate cancer at the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito. Prior to my arrival in California, I was Professor of Psychology (1984-2001) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. My research examines the role of stress, environment and gender in the etiology and progression of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and cancer. I collaborate with investigators from a wide range of disciplines (e.g., psychology, biology, medicine, public health and epidemiology). I strongly promote mentoring and training of students and post-doctoral research scholars interested in lifestyle and psychosocial/behavioral influences on chronic diseases.

研究领域

My research in the U.S. has been funded by NIH, NATO and the American Heart Association. With support from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Humboldt Research Prize), NATO, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Eurotransplant Inc., and the German Research Foundation (DFG), I have also been teaching and conducting research in Germany (Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, 1993-2013; Ruprecht Karls-University, Heidelberg, 2013-2016).

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Smoking Status at Time of Listing for a Heart Transplant Predicts Mortality on the Waiting List: A Multicenter Prospective Observational Study. Gali K, Spaderna H, Smits JM, Bramstedt KA, Weidner G. The role of self-regulation in health and illness. Weidner G, Sieverding M, Chesney MA. Psychol Health Med. 2016;21(2):135-7. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1115528. Epub 2015 Nov 30. No abstract available. A self-regulation-based intervention to increase physical activity in cancer patients. Ungar N, Sieverding M, Weidner G, Ulrich CM, Wiskemann J. Psychol Health Med. 2016;21(2):163-75. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2015.1081255. Epub 2015 Sep 14. Opioid-induced hyperalgesia in chronic pain patients and the mitigating effects of gabapentin. Stoicea N, Russell D, Weidner G, Durda M, Joseph NC, Yu J, Bergese SD. Front Pharmacol. 2015 May 27;6:104. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2015.00104. eCollection 2015. Review. Change in health-related quality of life from before to after destination therapy mechanical circulatory support is similar for older and younger patients: analyses from INTERMACS. Grady KL, Naftel DC, Myers S, Dew MA, Weidner G, Spertus JA, Idrissi K, Lee HB, McGee EC, Kirklin JK. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2015 Feb;34(2):213-21. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2014.10.001. Epub 2014 Oct 31. Physical activity and depression predict event-free survival in heart transplant candidates. Spaderna H, Vögele C, Barten MJ, Smits JM, Bunyamin V, Weidner G. Health Psychol. 2014 Nov;33(11):1328-36. doi: 10.1037/hea0000033. Epub 2014 Feb 10. Overall quality of life improves to similar levels after mechanical circulatory support regardless of severity of heart failure before implantation. Grady KL, Naftel D, Stevenson L, Dew MA, Weidner G, Pagani FD, Kirklin JK, Myers S, Baldwin T, Young J. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2014 Apr;33(4):412-21. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.10.017. Epub 2013 Oct 23. Effect of comprehensive lifestyle changes on telomerase activity and telomere length in men with biopsy-proven low-risk prostate cancer: 5-year follow-up of a descriptive pilot study. Ornish D, Lin J, Chan JM, Epel E, Kemp C, Weidner G, Marlin R, Frenda SJ, Magbanua MJ, Daubenmier J, Estay I, Hills NK, Chainani-Wu N, Carroll PR, Blackburn EH. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Oct;14(11):1112-20. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70366-8. Epub 2013 Sep 17.