Catherine Heaney
Associate Professor
Psychology
Stanford University
United States of America
Biography
Catherine A. Heaney, PhD, MPH, is an associate professor (teaching) in the Stanford Prevention Research Center, the Department of Psychology, and the interdisciplinary Program in Human Biology. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her MPH and PhD in health behavior and health education from the University of Michigan School of Public Health .
Research Interest
Dr. Heaney’s primary research focus is work and health. As a social scientist, her research activities have been directed at broadening the scope of occupational safety and health research to address not only physical and chemical hazards, but also psychological and social stressors experienced at work. Toward this aim, she has served on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Board of Scientific Counselors and contributed to the National Occupational Research Agenda.
Publications
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Grummon AH, Heaney CA, Dellinger WA, Wilkins JR 3rd2 (2014) What influences youth to operate all-terrain vehicles safely?. Health Educ Res 29: 533-546
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Hom M, Heaney C, Koopman C (2014) Personalized normative feedback for depression symptoms: a qualitative pilot study of female undergraduates. Acad Psychiatry 38: 464-469
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Hoppe A, Heaney CA, Fujishiro K, Gong F, Baron S (2015) Psychosocial work characteristics of personal care and service occupations: a process for developing meaningful measures for a multiethnic workforce.Ethn Health 20: 474-492
