Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology

Linda Luecken has considerable expertise in the field of Health Psychology and specifically on the use of physiological measures of stress and well-being. She is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. She conducts research on the impact of early life experiences on the development of physiological stress responses and is an author on 20+ publications related to research in health psychology and the use of physiological measures including cortisol, catecholamines, and cardiovascular measures. She won the 2001 New Investigator Award from the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and is current director of the Health Psychology Alliance at Arizona State University. She is active in Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association and has received training at one of the top research universities in the field of Health Psychology, Duke University. Dr. Linda C. Gallo received her PhD in Clinical Psychology (Health Concentration) from the University of Utah in 1998. After completing an NIH postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, she joined the faculty of San Diego State University and the SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, where she is currently an Associate Professor and a Senior Core Investigator at the Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies. Dr. Gallo's research examines socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular and other chronic diseases, with a special focus on the roles that stress, emotional factors, and social relationships have in these disparities. Dr. Gallo has published more than 30 articles and chapters, appearing in such outlets as the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Health Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine, Psychophysiology, and Psychological Bulletin. Her current research is funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES 1. Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology: Applications of the Biopsychosocial Model - Linda C. Gallo and Linda J. Luecken 2. Measuring Physiological Processes in Biopsychosocial Research: Basic Principles Amid Growing Complexity - Timothy W. Smith and Bert N. Uchino PART II. PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENTS A. HORMONAL 3. Measurement of Cortisol - Nancy A. Nicolson 4. Sympathetic Hormones in Health Psychology Research - Paul J. Mills and Michael G. Ziegler 5. Assessment of Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research - Douglas A. Granger, Katie T. Kivlighan, Mona El-Sheikh, Elana B. Gordis, and Laura R. Stroud B. CARDIOVASCULAR 6. The Measurement of Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular Research - William Gerin, Tanya M. Goyal, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and Daichi Shimbo 7. Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity - Tanya M. Goyal, Daichi Shimbo, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and William Gerin 8. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - Denise Janicki-Deverts and Thomas W. Kamarck 9. Non-invasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart: Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability - Julian F. Thayer, Anita L. Hansen, and Bjorn Helge Johnsen C. IMMUNE 10. Laboratory-Based Measures of Immune Parameters and Function - Shamini Jain, Suzi Hong, Laura Redwine, and Paul J. Mills 11. Immunological Functioning II: Field Measures and Viral Challenge - Aric A. Prather and Anna L. Marsland PART III. BROAD MARKERS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE RISK 12. Measuring Adiposity in Health Research - Mary C. Davis 13. The Measurement of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Physical Function - Jennifer L. Etnier 14. Metabolic Syndrome - Katri Raeikkoenen, Eero Kajantie, Anna Rautanen, and Johan G. Eriksson 15. Lipid, Lipoprotein, and Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis - Catherine M. Stoney 16. Measurement of Sleep by Polysomnography - Martica Hall, Michele L. Okun, Charles W. Atwood, Daniel J. Buysse, and Patrick J. Strollo, Jr. PART IV. EMERGING TOPICS 17. Neuroimaging: Overview of Methods and Applications - Lee Ryan and Gene E. Alexander 18. Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials - Daren C. Jackson and Cory A. B. Jackson 19. Genetic Factors in Psychophysiological Research - Jeanne McCafferey