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Psychology

Dr. Elizabeth Vella (2007)

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Office

514 Science

Spring 2012

Mon and Wed 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm; Tues and Thurs 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Contact Information

Phone: (207) 780-4252

Health Psychologist

Sonoma State University, B.A., 1998

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, M.S., 2003; Ph.D., 2005

Teaching Fall 2011

PSY 205 Experimental Methodology

PSY 206 Methods Laboratory

PSY 368 Health Psychology

Service

Psychology Club Faculty Advisor

Psychology Department Internship Coordinator

Psychology Department Peer Mentor Advisor

Research Interests

Cardiovascular Reactivity to and Recovery from Lab Induced Stress

Stress Reduction Interventions to Improve Quality of Life among Cancer Patients and Combat Veterans

Recent Publications

Vella, E.J. & Budd, M. (2011). Pilot study: Retreat intervention predicts improved quality of life and reduced psychological distress among breast cancer patients. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 17, 209-214. [pdf available here]

Vella, E.J., & Friedman, B.H. (2009). Hostility and anger-in: Cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to mental arithmetic stress. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 72, 253-259. [pdf available here]

Vella, E.J., Kamarck, T.W., & Shiffman, S. (2008). Hostility moderates the effects of social support and intimacy on blood pressure in daily social interactions. Health Psychology, 27(Suppl. 2), S155-S162. [pdf available here]

Vella, E.J., & Friedman, B.H. (2007). The autonomic characteristics of defensive hostility: Reactivity and recovery to active and passive stressors (invited paper). International Journal of Psychophysiology, 66, 95-101. [pdf available here]