Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1987. Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. Center for Behavioral & Preventive Medicine, The Miriam Hospital.

Miriam Hospital: 793-3731

Email: [email protected]

  Research Area:

Nicotine dependence: Stress and lipids

  Research Summary:

Research is in the areas of addictive behaviors, preventive cardiology, and biobehavioral mechanisms in cardiovascular diseases. Basic and applied research is ongoing in areas of smoking, alcohol abuse, with a focus on understanding mechanisms related to relapse and recovery. Behavioral cardiology research focuses on understanding the relationship between stress and lipids/lipoproteins; cardiovascular reactivity and hostility in relation to coronary artery disease; psychological coping style and risk for cardiovascular diseases.

Publications: Niaura, R. S. et. al. (2000). Hostility and the metabolic syndrome in older males: the normative aging study. Psychosomatic Medicine, 62(1), 7-16.

Stoney, C., Niaura, R., et. al. (1999). Lipid reactivity to stress: I. comparison of chronic and acute stress responses in middle-aged airline pilots. health Psychology 18(3), 241-250.

Niaura, R. et. al. (1999). History and symptoms of depression among smokers during a self-initiated quit attempt. Nicotine & Tobacco REsearch, 1(3), 251-258.