George Slavich, Ph.D.

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A Short Biography:

Dr. George Slavich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and a Research Scientist at the Semel Institute for Neursocience and Human Behavior at UCLA, where he is the Founding Director of the Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research. He completed undergraduate and graduate coursework in psychology and communication at Stanford University, and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon. After graduate school, he was a clinical psychology intern at McLean Hospital in Boston and a clinical fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He subsequently completed three years of NIH-supported postdoctoral training in psychoneuroimmunology at UCSF and UCLA. In addition to his research, which examines how stress affects mental and physical health, Dr. Slavich is deeply devoted to teaching and mentoring, and to developing groups and forums that promote student development.

Work Titles
UCLA Member, Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Education:
Degrees:
Ph.D., University of Oregon, 2006
M.S., University of Oregon, 2002
M.S., Stanford University, 2001
M.A., Stanford University, 2001
B.A., Stanford University, 2000
Academic Experience:
2007 McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Academic Experience:
2010 University of California, Los Angeles, NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychoneuroimmunology
2009 University of California, San Francisco, NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Psychology
Honors and Awards:
2020 Outstanding Teaching Award, Western Psychological Association
2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
2017 Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology by an Early Career Professional Award, Society for Health Psychology
2016 Herbert Weiner Early Career Award, American Psychosomatic Society
2016 Early Career Investigator Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine
2015 Susan Nolen-Hoeksema Early Career Research Award, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology
2015 Early Career Award, Society for Research in Psychopathology
2015 Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
2012 Raymond D. Fowler Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Development of Graduate Students, American Psychological Association
2012 Theodore H. Blau Early Career Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology, Society of Clinical Psychology and the American Psychological Foundation
2012 Early Career Research Award, Western Psychological Association
2012 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA
2011 Enrico E. Jones Early Career Award for Research in Psychotherapy and Clinical Psychology, Western Psychological Association
2011 Neal E. Miller New Investigator Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research
2009 - 2013 Society in Science: Branco Weiss Fellowship
2009 Robert E. Harris Award for Health Psychology, UCSF
2008 - 2009 Beck Institute Scholar, Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research

Contact Information:

Email Address:

gslavich@mednet.ucla.edu


Website:

https://www.uclastresslab.org/

Work Phone Number:

(310) 825-2576

Detailed Biography:

Dr. George Slavich is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and a Research Scientist at the Semel Institute for Neursocience and Human Behavior at UCLA, where he is the Founding Director of the Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research. He completed undergraduate and graduate coursework in psychology and communication at Stanford University, and received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon. After graduate school, he was a clinical psychology intern at McLean Hospital in Boston and a clinical fellow in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He subsequently completed three years of NIH-supported postdoctoral training in psychoneuroimmunology at UCSF and UCLA. In addition to his research, which examines how stress affects mental and physical health, Dr. Slavich is deeply devoted to teaching and mentoring, and to developing groups and forums that promote student development.

Publications:

A selected list of publications:

Rahal Danny, Chiang Jessica J, Fales Melissa, Fuligni Andrew J, Haselton Martie G, Slavich George M, Robles Theodore F   Early life stress, subjective social status, and health during late adolescence Psychology & health, 2020; 153(3): 1-19.
Slavich George M   Social Safety Theory: A Biologically Based Evolutionary Perspective on Life Stress, Health, and Behavior Annual review of clinical psychology, 2020; 16(3): 265-295.
Slavich George M, Giletta Matteo, Helms Sarah W, Hastings Paul D, Rudolph Karen D, Nock Matthew K, Prinstein Mitchell J   Interpersonal life stress, inflammation, and depression in adolescence: Testing Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression Depression and anxiety, 2020; 37(2): 179-193.
Banica Iulia, Sandre Aislinn, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M, Weinberg Anna   The error-related negativity (ERN) moderates the association between interpersonal stress and anxiety symptoms six months later International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology, 2020; 153(3): 27-36.
Quinn Meghan E, Stanton Colin H, Slavich George M, Joormann Jutta   Executive Control, Cytokine Reactivity to Social Stress, and Depressive Symptoms: Testing the Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2020; 23(1): 60-68.
Smith Teresa, Johns-Wolfe Elaina, Shields Grant S, Malat Jennifer, Jacquez Farrah, Slavich George M   Associations between lifetime stress exposure and prenatal health behaviors Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2020; 36(3): 384-395.
Shields Grant S, Spahr Chandler M, Slavich George M   Psychosocial Interventions and Immune System Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials JAMA psychiatry, 2020; 153(3): 27-36.
Gruber June, Prinstein Mitchell J, Clark Lee Anna, Rottenberg Jonathan, Abramowitz Jonathan S, Albano Anne Marie, Aldao Amelia, Borelli Jessica L, Chung Tammy, Davila Joanne, Forbes Erika E, Gee Dylan G, Hall Gordon C Nagayama, Hallion Lauren S, Hinshaw Stephen P, Hofmann Stefan G, Hollon Steven D, Joormann Jutta, Kazdin Alan E, Klein Daniel N, La Greca Annette M, Levenson Robert W, MacDonald Angus W, McKay Dean, McLaughlin Katie A, Mendle Jane, Miller Adam Bryant, Neblett Enrique W, Nock Matthew, Olatunji Bunmi O, Persons Jacqueline B, Rozek David C, Schleider Jessica L, Slavich George M, Teachman Bethany A, Vine Vera, Weinstock Lauren M   Mental health and clinical psychological science in the time of COVID-19: Challenges, opportunities, and a call to action The American psychologist, 2020; 28(9): 1571-1573.
Lutgendorf Susan K, Penedo Frank, Goodheart Michael J, Dahmoush Laila, Arevalo Jesusa M G, Thaker Premal H, Slavich George M, Sood Anil K, Cole Steve W   Epithelial-mesenchymal transition polarization in ovarian carcinomas from patients with high social isolation Cancer, 2020; 36(3): 384-395.
Valderhaug Tone G, Slavich George M   Assessing Life Stress: A Critical Priority in Obesity Research and Treatment Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2020; 28(9): 1571-1573.
McMullin Sara D, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M, Buchanan Tony W   Cumulative lifetime stress exposure predicts greater impulsivity and addictive behaviors Journal of health psychology, 2020; 36(3): 1359105320937055.
Milas Goran, Klarić Irena Martinović, Malnar Ana, Šupe-Domić Daniela, Slavich George M   Socioeconomic status, social-cultural values, life stress, and health behaviors in a national sample of adolescents Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2019; .
Slavich George M   Stressnology: The primitive (and problematic) study of life stress exposure and pressing need for better measurement Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2019; 75: 3-5.
Stewart Jeremy G, Shields Grant S, Esposito Erika C, Cosby Elizabeth A, Allen Nicholas B, Slavich George M, Auerbach Randy P   Life Stress and Suicide in Adolescents Journal of abnormal child psychology, 2019; 47(10): 1707-1722.
Slavich George M, Sacher Julia   Stress, sex hormones, inflammation, and major depressive disorder: Extending Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression to account for sex differences in mood disorders Psychopharmacology, 2019; 236(10): 3063-3079.
Pegg Samantha, Ethridge Paige, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M, Weinberg Anna, Kujawa Autumn   Blunted Social Reward Responsiveness Moderates the Effect of Lifetime Social Stress Exposure on Depressive Symptoms Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2019; 13(9): 178.
Slavich George M, Stewart Jeremy G, Esposito Erika C, Shields Grant S, Auerbach Randy P   The Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adolescents (Adolescent STRAIN): associations with mental and physical health, risky behaviors, and psychiatric diagnoses in youth seeking treatment Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2019; 60(9): 998-1009.
Slavich George M, Taylor Sara, Picard Rosalind W   Stress measurement using speech: Recent advancements, validation issues, and ethical and privacy considerations Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2019; 22(4): 408-413.
Zsido Rachel G, Heinrich Matthias, Slavich George M, Beyer Frauke, Kharabian Masouleh Shahrzad, Kratzsch Juergen, Raschpichler Matthias, Mueller Karsten, Scharrer Ulrike, Löffler Markus, Schroeter Matthias L, Stumvoll Michael, Villringer Arno, Witte A Veronica, Sacher Julia   Association of Estradiol and Visceral Fat With Structural Brain Networks and Memory Performance in Adults JAMA network open, 2019; 2(6): e196126.
Mayer Stefanie E, Prather Aric A, Puterman Eli, Lin Jue, Arenander Justine, Coccia Michael, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M, Epel Elissa S   Cumulative lifetime stress exposure and leukocyte telomere length attrition: The unique role of stressor duration and exposure timing Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2019; 104(6): 210-218.
Sturmbauer Sarah C, Shields Grant S, Hetzel Eva-Luca, Rohleder Nicolas, Slavich George M   The Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN) in German: An overview and initial validation PloS one, 2019; 14(5): e0216419.
Schüssler-Fiorenza Rose Sophia Miryam, Contrepois Kévin, Moneghetti Kegan J, Zhou Wenyu, Mishra Tejaswini, Mataraso Samson, Dagan-Rosenfeld Orit, Ganz Ariel B, Dunn Jessilyn, Hornburg Daniel, Rego Shannon, Perelman Dalia, Ahadi Sara, Sailani M Reza, Zhou Yanjiao, Leopold Shana R, Chen Jieming, Ashland Melanie, Christle Jeffrey W, Avina Monika, Limcaoco Patricia, Ruiz Camilo, Tan Marilyn, Butte Atul J, Weinstock George M, Slavich George M, Sodergren Erica, McLaughlin Tracey L, Haddad Francois, Snyder Michael P   A longitudinal big data approach for precision health Nature medicine, 2019; 25(5): 792-804.
Shields Grant S, Ramey Michelle M, Slavich George M, Yonelinas Andrew P   Determining the mechanisms through which recent life stress predicts working memory impairments: precision or capacity? Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2019; 22(2): 280-285.
Cazassa Milton J, Oliveira Margareth da S, Spahr Chandler M, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M   The Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN) in Brazilian Portuguese: Initial Validation and Links With Executive Function, Sleep, and Mental and Physical Health Frontiers in psychology, 2019; 10(2): 3083.
Furman David, Campisi Judith, Verdin Eric, Carrera-Bastos Pedro, Targ Sasha, Franceschi Claudio, Ferrucci Luigi, Gilroy Derek W, Fasano Alessio, Miller Gary W, Miller Andrew H, Mantovani Alberto, Weyand Cornelia M, Barzilai Nir, Goronzy Jorg J, Rando Thomas A, Effros Rita B, Lucia Alejandro, Kleinstreuer Nicole, Slavich George M   Chronic inflammation in the etiology of disease across the life span Nature medicine, 2019; 25(12): 1822-1832.
Slavich George M, Shields Grant S, Deal Bailey D, Gregory Amy, Toussaint Loren L   Alleviating Social Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Forgiveness and Acetaminophen Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2019; 53(12): 1045-1054.
Olvera Alvarez Hector A, Provencio-Vasquez Elias, Slavich George M, Laurent Jose Guillermo Cedeño, Browning Matthew, McKee-Lopez Gloria, Robbins Leslie, Spengler John D   Stress and Health in Nursing Students: The Nurse Engagement and Wellness Study Nursing research, 2019; 68(6): 453-463.
Shields Grant S, Slavich George M, Perlman Greg, Klein Daniel N, Kotov Roman   The short-term reliability and long-term stability of salivary immune markers Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2019; 81(6): 650-654.
Slavich George M, Shields Grant S   Assessing Lifetime Stress Exposure Using the Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN): An Overview and Initial Validation Psychosomatic medicine, 2018; 80(1): 17-27.
Lutgendorf Susan K, Thaker Premal H, Arevalo Jesusa M, Goodheart Michael J, Slavich George M, Sood Anil K, Cole Steve W   Biobehavioral modulation of the exosome transcriptome in ovarian carcinoma Cancer, 2018; 124(3): 580-586.
Olvera Alvarez Hector A, Kubzansky Laura D, Campen Matthew J, Slavich George M   Early Life Stress, Air Pollution, Inflammation, and Disease: An Integrative Review and Immunologic Model of Social-Environmental Adversity and Lifespan Health Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2018; 1-8.
Lam Jovian C W, Shields Grant S, Trainor Brian C, Slavich George M, Yonelinas Andrew P   Greater lifetime stress exposure predicts blunted cortisol but heightened DHEA responses to acute stress Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2018; 37(12): 1102-1106.
Toussaint Loren L, Shields Grant S, Green Emily, Kennedy Kelly, Travers Stephanie, Slavich George M   Hostility, forgiveness, and cognitive impairment over 10 years in a national sample of American adults Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2018; 37(12): 1102-1106.
Armer Jessica S, Clevenger Lauren, Davis Lauren Z, Cuneo Michaela, Thaker Premal H, Goodheart Michael J, Bender David P, Dahmoush Laila, Sood Anil K, Cole Steven W, Slavich George M, Lutgendorf Susan K   Life stress as a risk factor for sustained anxiety and cortisol dysregulation during the first year of survivorship in ovarian cancer Cancer, 2018; .
Epel Elissa S, Crosswell Alexandra D, Mayer Stefanie E, Prather Aric A, Slavich George M, Puterman Eli, Mendes Wendy Berry   More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2018; 49: 146-169.
Giletta Matteo, Slavich George M, Rudolph Karen D, Hastings Paul D, Nock Matthew K, Prinstein Mitchell J   Peer victimization predicts heightened inflammatory reactivity to social stress in cognitively vulnerable adolescents Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines, 2018; 59(2): 129-139.
Massing-Schaffer Maya, Helms Sarah W, Rudolph Karen D, Slavich George M, Hastings Paul D, Giletta Matteo, Nock Matthew K, Prinstein Mitchell J   Preliminary Associations among Relational Victimization, Targeted Rejection, and Suicidality in Adolescents: A Prospective Study Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53, 2018; 1-8.
Brunwasser Steven M, Slavich George M, Newcomb Dawn C, Gebretsadik Tebeb, Turi Kedir N, Stone Cosby, Anderson Larry J, Hartert Tina V   Sex-specific association between prenatal life stress exposure and infant pro-inflammatory cytokine levels during acute respiratory infection Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2018; 75: 3-5.
Shields Grant S, Moons Wesley G, Slavich George M   Better executive function under stress mitigates the effects of recent life stress exposure on health in young adults Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2017; 20(1): 75-85.
Cuneo Michaela G, Schrepf Andrew, Slavich George M, Thaker Premal H, Goodheart Michael, Bender David, Cole Steve W, Sood Anil K, Lutgendorf Susan K   Diurnal cortisol rhythms, fatigue and psychosocial factors in five-year survivors of ovarian cancer Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2017; 84(6): 139-142.
Shields Grant S, Moons Wesley G, Slavich George M   Inflammation, Self-Regulation, and Health: An Immunologic Model of Self-Regulatory Failure Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 2017; 12(4): 588-612.
Shields Grant S, Slavich George M   Lifetime Stress Exposure and Health: A Review of Contemporary Assessment Methods and Biological Mechanisms Social and personality psychology compass, 2017; 11(8): 139-142.
Goldfarb Elizabeth V, Shields Grant S, Daw Nathaniel D, Slavich George M, Phelps Elizabeth A   Low lifetime stress exposure is associated with reduced stimulus-response memory Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 2017; 24(4): 162-168.
Malat Jennifer, Jacquez Farrah, Slavich George M   Measuring lifetime stress exposure and protective factors in life course research on racial inequality and birth outcomes Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2017; 20(4): 379-385.
Lutgendorf Susan K, Shinn Eileen, Carter Jeanne, Leighton Susan, Baggerly Keith, Guindani Michele, Fellman Bryan, Matzo Marianne, Slavich George M, Goodman Marc T, Tew William, Lester Jenny, Moore Kathleen M, Karlan Beth Y, Levine Douglas A, Sood Anil K   Quality of life among long-term survivors of advanced stage ovarian cancer: A cross-sectional approach Gynecologic oncology, 2017; .
Shields Grant S, Doty Dominique, Shields Rebecca H, Gower Garrett, Slavich George M, Yonelinas Andrew P   Recent life stress exposure is associated with poorer long-term memory, working memory, and self-reported memory Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2017; 20(6): 598-607.
Dooley Larissa N, Slavich George M, Moreno Patricia I, Bower Julienne E   Strength through adversity: Moderate lifetime stress exposure is associated with psychological resilience in breast cancer survivors Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, 2017; 24(4): 162-168.
Shields Grant S, Kuchenbecker Shari Young, Pressman Sarah D, Sumida Ken D, Slavich George M   Better cognitive control of emotional information is associated with reduced pro-inflammatory cytokine reactivity to emotional stress Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2016; 19(1): 63-8.
Dedovic Katarina, Slavich George M, Muscatell Keely A, Irwin Michael R, Eisenberger Naomi I   Dorsal Anterior Cingulate Cortex Responses to Repeated Social Evaluative Feedback in Young Women with and without a History of Depression Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience, 2016; 10(6): 64.
Lebois Lauren A M, Hertzog Christopher, Slavich George M, Barrett Lisa Feldman, Barsalou Lawrence W   Establishing the situated features associated with perceived stress Acta psychologica, 2016; 169(4): 119-32.
Toussaint Loren L, Shields Grant S, Slavich George M   Forgiveness, Stress, and Health: a 5-Week Dynamic Parallel Process Study Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2016; 50(5): 727-735.
Slavich George M   Life Stress and Health: A Review of Conceptual Issues and Recent Findings Teaching of psychology (Columbia, Mo.), 2016; 43(4): 346-355.
Black David S, Slavich George M   Mindfulness meditation and the immune system: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2016; .
Muscatell Keely A, Dedovic Katarina, Slavich George M, Jarcho Michael R, Breen Elizabeth C, Bower Julienne E, Irwin Michael R, Eisenberger Naomi I   Neural mechanisms linking social status and inflammatory responses to social stress Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 2016; 11(6): 915-22.
Shields Grant S, Toussaint Loren L, Slavich George M   Stress-related changes in personality: A longitudinal study of perceived stress and trait pessimism Journal of research in personality, 2016; 64(5): 61-68.
Myers Hector F, Wyatt Gail E, Ullman Jodie B, Loeb Tamra B, Chin Dorothy, Prause Nicole, Zhang Muyu, Williams John K, Slavich George M, Liu Honghu   Cumulative burden of lifetime adversities: Trauma and mental health in low-SES African Americans and Latino/as Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy, 2015; 7(3): 243-51.
Schrepf Andrew, Thaker Premal H, Goodheart Michael J, Bender David, Slavich George M, Dahmoush Laila, Penedo Frank, DeGeest Koen, Mendez Luis, Lubaroff David M, Cole Steven W, Sood Anil K, Lutgendorf Susan K   Diurnal cortisol and survival in epithelial ovarian cancer Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2015; 53(3): 256-67.
Conway Christopher C, Slavich George M, Hammen Constance   Dysfunctional Attitudes and Affective Responses to Daily Stressors: Separating Cognitive, Genetic, and Clinical Influences on Stress Reactivity Cognitive therapy and research, 2015; 39(3): 366-377.
Davis Lauren Z, Slavich George M, Thaker Premal H, Goodheart Michael J, Bender David P, Dahmoush Laila, Farley Donna M, Markon Kristian E, Penedo Frank J, Lubaroff David M, Cole Steve W, Sood Anil K, Lutgendorf Susan K   Eudaimonic well-being and tumor norepinephrine in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer Cancer, 2015; 180: .
Muscatell Keely A, Dedovic Katarina, Slavich George M, Jarcho Michael R, Breen Elizabeth C, Bower Julienne E, Irwin Michael R, Eisenberger Naomi I   Greater amygdala activity and dorsomedial prefrontal-amygdala coupling are associated with enhanced inflammatory responses to stress Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2015; 43: 46-53.
Kumar Poornima, Slavich George M, Berghorst Lisa H, Treadway Michael T, Brooks Nancy H, Dutra Sunny J, Greve Douglas N, O׳Donovan Aoife, Bleil Maria E, Maninger Nicole, Pizzagalli Diego A   Perceived life stress exposure modulates reward-related medial prefrontal cortex responses to acute stress in depression Journal of affective disorders, 2015; 180: 104-111.
Murphy Michael L M, Slavich George M, Chen Edith, Miller Gregory E   Targeted Rejection Predicts Decreased Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression and Increased Symptom Severity in Youth With Asthma Psychological science, 2015; .
Bower Julienne E, Crosswell Alexandra D, Slavich George M   Childhood Adversity and Cumulative Life Stress: Risk Factors for Cancer-Related Fatigue Clinical psychological science, 2014; 2(1): .
Conway Christopher C, Slavich George M, Hammen Constance   Daily stress reactivity and serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) variation: internalizing responses to everyday stress as a possible transdiagnostic phenotype Biology of mood & anxiety disorders, 2014; 4(1): 2.
Toussaint Loren, Shields Grant S, Dorn Gabriel, Slavich George M   Effects of lifetime stress exposure on mental and physical health in young adulthood: How stress degrades and forgiveness protects health Journal of health psychology, 2014; 49: .
Slavich George M, Tartter Molly A, Brennan Patricia A, Hammen Constance   Endogenous opioid system influences depressive reactions to socially painful targeted rejection life events Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2014; 49: 141-9.
Slavich George M, Irwin Michael R   From Stress to Inflammation and Major Depressive Disorder: A Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression Psychological bulletin, 2014; 4(1): .
Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M, Gotlib Ian H   Life stress and family history for depression: The moderating role of past depressive episodes Journal of psychiatric research, 2014; 49: 90-5.
Slavich George M   Understanding inflammation, its regulation, and relevance for health: A top scientific and public priority Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2014; 49: .
Schrepf Andrew, Clevenger Lauren, Christensen Desire, DeGeest Koen, Bender David, Ahmed Amina, Goodheart Michael J, Dahmoush Laila, Penedo Frank, Lucci Joseph A, Ganjei-Azar Parvin, Mendez Luis, Markon Kristian, Lubaroff David M, Thaker Premal H, Slavich George M, Sood Anil K, Lutgendorf Susan K   Cortisol and inflammatory processes in ovarian cancer patients following primary treatment: relationships with depression, fatigue, and disability Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2013; 30 Suppl(1): S126-34.
Jarcho Michael R, Slavich George M, Tylova-Stein Hana, Wolkowitz Owen M, Burke Heather M   Dysregulated diurnal cortisol pattern is associated with glucocorticoid resistance in women with major depressive disorder Biological psychology, 2013; 93(1): 150-8.
O'Donovan Aoife, Slavich George M, Epel Elissa S, Neylan Thomas C   Exaggerated neurobiological sensitivity to threat as a mechanism linking anxiety with increased risk for diseases of aging Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 2013; 37(1): 96-108.
Lutgendorf Susan K, Slavich George M, Degeest Koenraad, Goodheart Michael, Bender David, Thaker Premal H, Penedo Frank, Zimmerman Bridget, Lucci Joseph, Mendez Luis, Collins Katherine, Sood Anil K   Non-cancer life stressors contribute to impaired quality of life in ovarian cancer patients Gynecologic oncology, 2013; 131(3): 667-73.
Slavich George M, Zimbardo Philip G   Out of Mind, Out of Sight: Unexpected Scene Elements Frequently Go Unnoticed Until Primed Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2013; 32(4): .
Clevenger Lauren, Schrepf Andrew, Degeest Koenraad, Bender David, Goodheart Michael, Ahmed Amina, Dahmoush Laila, Penedo Frank, Lucci Joseph, Thaker Premal H, Mendez Luis, Sood Anil K, Slavich George M, Lutgendorf Susan K   Sleep disturbance, distress, and quality of life in ovarian cancer patients during the first year after diagnosis Cancer, 2013; 119(17): 3234-41.
Murphy Michael L M, Slavich George M, Rohleder Nicolas, Miller Gregory E   Targeted Rejection Triggers Differential Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Gene Expression in Adolescents as a Function of Social Status Clinical psychological science, 2013; 1(1): 30-40.
Slavich George M, Cole Steven W   The Emerging Field of Human Social Genomics Clinical psychological science : $b a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, 2013; 1(3): 331-348.
Slavich George M, Toussaint Loren   Using the Stress and Adversity Inventory as a Teaching Tool Leads to Significant Learning Gains in Two Courses on Stress and Health Stress and health, 2013; 119(17): .
Lutgendorf Susan K, De Geest Koen, Bender David, Ahmed Amina, Goodheart Michael J, Dahmoush Laila, Zimmerman M Bridget, Penedo Frank J, Lucci Joseph A, Ganjei-Azar Parvin, Thaker Premal H, Mendez Luis, Lubaroff David M, Slavich George M, Cole Steven W, Sood Anil K   Social influences on clinical outcomes of patients with ovarian cancer Journal of clinical oncology, 2012; 30(23): 2885-90.
Slavich George M, Zimbardo Philip G   Transformational Teaching: Theoretical Underpinnings, Basic Principles, and Core Methods Educational psychology review, 2012; 24(4): 569-608.
Slavich George M, Monroe Scott M, Gotlib Ian H   Early parental loss and depression history: Associations with recent life stress in major depressive disorder Journal of Psychiatric Research, 2011; 45(9): 1146-1152.
Slavich George M, O'Donovan Aoife, Epel Elissa S, Kemeny Margaret E   Black sheep get the blues: A psychobiological model of social rejection and depression Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 2010; 35(1): 39-45.
O'Donovan Aoife, Hughes Brian M, Slavich George M, Lynch Lydia, Cronin Marie-Therese, O'Farrelly Cliona, Malone Kevin M   Clinical anxiety, cortisol and interleukin-6: Evidence for specificity in emotion-biology relationships Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2010; 24(7): 1074-1077.
Harkness Kate L, Alavi Nazanin, Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M, Gotlib Ian H, Bagby R Michael   Gender differences in life events prior to onset of major depressive disorder: The moderating effect of age Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2010; 24(7): 791-803.
Slavich George M, Way Baldwin M, Eisenberger Naomi I, Taylor Shelley E   Neural sensitivity to social rejection is associated with inflammatory responses to social stress Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010; 107(33): 14817-14822.
Slavich George M   On 50 years of giving psychology away: An interview with Philip Zimbardo, Teaching of Psychology, 2009; 36(4): 278-284.
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Muscatell Keely A, Slavich George M, Monroe Scott M, Gotlib Ian H   Stressful life events, chronic difficulties, and the symptoms of clinical depression The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2009; 197(3): 154-160.
Slavich George M, Thornton Tiffany, Torres Leandro D, Monroe Scott M, Gotlib Ian H   Targeted rejection predicts hastened onset of major depression Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2009; 28(2): 223-243.
Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M, Georgiades Katholiki   The social environment and life stress in depression, Handbook of Depression, Second Edition, 2009; 340-360.
Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M, Torres Leandro D, Gotlib Ian H   Major life events and major chronic difficulties are differentially associated with history of major depressive episodes Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 2007; 116(1): 116-124.
Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M   Psychological stressors, overview, Encyclopedia of Stress, Second Edition, 2007; 3: 278-284.
Monroe Scott M, Slavich George M, Torres Leandro D, Gotlib Ian H   Severe life events predict specific patterns of change in cognitive biases in major depression Psychological Medicine, 2007; 37(6): 863-871.

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