Jeannette Ickovics - F1000 Section Head (since 16 November 2005)
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Jeannette R. Ickovics, Ph.D.Academic positions:
Professor, Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Director, Social and Behavioral Sciences Program
Director of Education and Training, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
Director, Connecticut Women’s Health Project
Faculty Appointment, Department of Psychology
Any industry positions (last five years):
None declared
Research interests:
The behaviors that put adolescent women at risk for pregnancy also put them at risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In recent years, Dr. Ickovics' research has examined STD risk within the context of adolescent pregnancy, wherein young women not only fail to protect themselves, but may actively seek pregnancy -- leaving them vulnerable to other risks associated with unprotected sex. Professor Ickovics' and her research team, the Connecticut Women's Health Project, are dedicated to community-based, longitudinal studies promoting women's reproductive health. She is the Principle Investigator on research projects supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effects of an innovative model of prenatal care to reduce HIV/STD risk and promote better perinatal outcomes among pregnant teens. In additional, Professor Ickovics examines how psychosocial, behavioral, and biomedical factors interact to influence the trajectories of recovery following various health events, with on-going NIH funding for a study on recovery following orthopaedic surgery. Her unique contributions are derived, in part, by a commitment to an interdisciplinary perspective of public heath, integrating psychological, social, and biomedical factors, and providing insight regarding their influence on health.
Current Research Projects
Integrating Prenatal Care to Reduce HIV/STI Among Pregnant Teens: A Translational Study;
HIV/STD Risk among Young Expectant Fathers: Relationship Attachment & Transition; and Interdisciplinary HIV Prevention Training Program.
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Awards and Honors
Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2002
Yale/Seton Elm and Ivy Award, 2001
American Psychological Association, Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, 2000
American Psychological Association, Committee on Women in Psychology, Distinguished Emerging Leader Award, 1999
Professional Services
Committee Chair/ad hoc Reviewer, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 2000-present
Board of Scientific Affairs Committee Liaison, Division of Health Psychology (Div 38), American Psychological Association
Data and Safety Monitoring Board, A Multilevel HIV Prevention Strategy for High Risk Youth, NIMH
Board of Directors, National Program Chair, Division of Health Psychology (Div 38), American Psychological Association, 2005
International Advisory Committee, Social Science and the Global HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Rockefeller Foundation, 2005