Dr. Spring earned her BA in Psychology from Bucknell University in 1971, followed by MA (1975) and PhD (1977) degrees in Psychology from Harvard University. She joined the faculty of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University in September 2005 as Professor, Director of Behavioral Medicine, and Co-Program Leader in Cancer Prevention. Previously she held academic appointments at University of Illinois - Chicago, University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School, and Harvard University. Dr. Spring is currently President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Chairperson of the interdisciplinary Council on Training in Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice and an Editorial Board Member for the series, "Treatments that Work" (Oxford UP). She is a Consulting Editor for Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology and Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. She is a winner of Society of Behavioral Medicine's Distinguished Research Mentor Award and served on the National Institute of Health Behavioral Medicine Study Section. She is a fellow in the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Society for Behavioral Medicine, American Psychological Society; American Psychological Association (Divisions 12, 38 and 28), and a Diplomate in Clinical Health Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP). Research InterestsHealth promotion. Risk behaviors (cigarette smoking; poor quality diet, inactivity, obesity, stress, depression). Behavioral interventions. E-technology. The overarching goal of the research is to develop health promotion interventions that retain the efficacy of individual intensive behavioral treatments while attaining the reach, reduced cost, and impact of population-based interventions. A current research emphasis concerns identifying optimal ways to modify several unhealthy behaviors at a time (for example, high saturated fat, low fruits and vegetables, low physical activity, high "screen time"). Another emphasis involves using electronic technology to extend the reach of behavioral interventions. Other research interests concern health disparities, food "addiction," and comorbid depression. ProjectsCOALESCE: CTSA Online Assistance for LEveraging the Science of Collaborative Effort Multiple Behavior Change in Diet and Activity ACCISS: Activating Collaborative CIS Support via targeted provider mailing PDA+ for Obesity Treatment Resources for Training in Evidence-Based Behavioral Practice | |
