Tamara Goldman Sher | |
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 Sher (left) with three of her graduate students | |
| Born | November 9, 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, (A.B.) 1984, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (Ph.D.) 1989 |
| Known for | her research in Behavioral Medicine, and Couples Therapy |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychologist |
| Institutions | The Family Institute at Northwestern University; NIH Behavior Change Consortium |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald H. Baucom |
Tamara Goldman Sher, Ph.D. (November 9, 1962) is a licensed clinical psychologist and professor at The Family Institute at Northwestern University.[1] She is a leading researcher in the fields of Behavioral Medicine (Health Psychology) and Couples Therapy.[2][3] Sher was awarded a $2.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which combined both of these fields in a study measuring the benefits of couples' involvement in cardiac treatment.[2] This grant is part of Sher's work with the National Institute of Health's Behavior Change Consortium.[4] Sher's research has been mentioned in the Chicago Tribune,[5] Psychology Today,[6] on Chicago Public Radio,[7] and published in several leading psychology journals.[8][9][10]
- ^ [1] Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Northwestern University biography page for Sher
- ^ a b [2] IIT biography page for Sher
- ^ [3] IIT profile of Sher.
- ^ "A Couples Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction". Archived from the original on 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2008-11-29. NIH description of Sher's research
- ^ [4] Sher discusses her NIH funded study for the Chicago Tribune
- ^ [5] A Psychology Today article about Sher's work with doctor/patient communication
- ^ "Chicago Public Radio - Audio Library: Eight Forty-Eight". Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-11-20. Chicago Public Radio program 848; schedule and audio from Sher's interview on February 14, 2001
- ^ Sher, T.G.; Halford, W.K. (2008). "Challenges and opportunities in public health perspectives on family interventions: introduction to the special section". Journal of Family Psychology. 22 (4): 495–6. doi:10.1037/a0012552. PMID 18729663.
- ^ Levin, Jennifer B.; Sher, Tamara Goldman; Theodos, Violet (1997). "The Effect of Intracouple Coping Concordance on Psychological and Marital Distress in Infertility Patients". Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings. 4 (4): 361–372. doi:10.1023/A:1026249317635. S2CID 40817582.
- ^ Sher, Tamara G; Baucom, D. H; Larus, J. M (1990). "Communication patterns and response to treatment among depressed and nondepressed maritally distressed couples". Journal of Family Psychology. 4 (1): 63–79. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.4.1.63.