San Diego State University
Department of Psychology
Linda
C. Gallo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Contents
- Contact Information
- Education
- BACH
- Honors and Awards
- Research Interests
- Funded Research Programs
- Selected Publications
- Current and Past Students
- Courses Taught
- Service Activities
- Links
Contact
Information
SDSU/UCSD
Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
San Diego State University
6363 Alvarado Ct., Ste. 103/3
San Diego, CA 92120-4913
Phone: (619) 594-4833
FAX: (619) 594-6780
E-Mail: lcgallo@sciences.sdsu.edu
Lab Address:
Laboratory Director: Wendy
Davila-Fraga, MD (Phone: (619) 594-8385)
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship (Cardiovascular
Behavioral Medicine), University of Pittsburgh, 1998-2000
Ph.D.,
M.S.,
B.A., Southern
BACH - Center for
Behavioral and Community Health Studies
Dr. Gallo is an
associate director of BACH, a research center within the Graduate School of
Public Health at
Research
Interests
v
Socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in physical
and mental health
Disadvantaged population groups, including those with low socioeconomic
status (i.e., low educational attainment, income, occupational status,
neighborhood affluence) and minority ethnicity, experience worse health
outcomes when compared to other population groups. These “health disparities” tend to occur
across a wide range of emotional and physical health problems, disabilities,
and premature mortality. My research examines the roles of psychosocial factors
(e.g., stress, social relationships, emotions, cultural variables) contributing
to these disparities, with the goal of informing prevention and intervention
efforts. Studies utilize the biopsychosocial framework, incorporating multiple methodological
approaches and levels of analysis to facilitate a more comprehensive understanding
of psychosocial influences in health disparities.
v
Psychosocial factors and health outcomes in patient
populations
Research has shown that psychological and social factors are important
for outcomes in patients with chronic health problems. This area of my research strives to identify
psychological and social factors that contribute to outcomes in patients who
have experienced health problems, such as myocardial infarction (i.e., heart
attack). The ultimate goal is to contribute
to efforts to form more effective prevention and intervention programs for
patients with chronic diseases.
v
Culturally-tailored interventions for reduction of health
disparities
Epidemiologic research findings are used to develop and examine the
utility of culturally-tailored interventions to promote better health among disadvantaged
groups. For example, current studies use
peer-educators as a culturally-appropriate medium for promoting health-adaptive
behaviors and improved self-management of disease in Latinos.
v
Gender
and women’s health
Most aspects of my research program
incorporate a focus on gender differences in the association between
psychosocial risk processes and health outcomes, or on psychosocial factors
most relevant to women’s health.
Awards and
Honors
Early Career Honorary Recognition Award, Society for Behavioral Medicine, March, 2005
Network
Associate of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Socioeconomic Status
and Health, February 2004
Outstanding
Contribution to Health Psychology, American Psychological Association Division
38, Young Investigator Award, 2004
Grants and Fellowships
NIH/NHLBI.
The Hispanic Community Health Study (HCHS) is a multi-site,
interdisciplinary epidemiologic study in Hispanic populations in the
NIH/NIDDK 1 R18 DK070666-01A1. Project Dulce. Gallo, Site Principal Investigator. Total direct
costs $300,000. September 2006 – August 2008.
This study involves a randomized, scientifically rigorous evaluation of a culturally-sensitive diabetes care model that uses peer educators to improve diabetic control among un- and underinsured Latinos (N=210) residing in San Diego County. The study seeks to contribute to the design of effective delivery systems that respond to the unprecedented increases in the prevalence of chronic disease in this population, and will specifically address minority health needs. Dr. Athena Philis-Tsimikas, of Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes, is the principal investigator of this research. For additional information about the Project Dulce Diabetes Care Model, see: http://www.whittier.org/pages/pp_dulce.html.
NCI R21 CA112368-01: Colorectal
cancer screening in primary care practice. Gallo, Co-Investigator. Total direct
costs: $236,500. March 2005-February 2007.
This
is a randomized trial designed to address the social, cultural and system-level
barriers to colorectal cancer screening among Latinos. Investigators from
the Graduate School of Public Health (Dr. Greg Talavera) and San Ysidro Health Center (SYHC; Dr. Monica Yepes-Rios)
are the principal investigators for this study. Participants are randomized to
one of three, tiered-level, culturally- and linguistically-sensitive
interventions designed to promote colorectal screening, or to a minimal
intervention that approximates “usual care”. The study is designed to isolate
the critical knowledge and behavioral skills necessary to empower this growing
segment of the
Completed:
NIMH R03 MH66101-01: Depression,
marital distress, and recovery from myocardial infarction, September 2002-August
2005. Role: Principal Investigator. Total direct costs: $100,000.
Social-emotional factors
and socioeconomic and ethnic disparities in cardiovascular health, Principal
Investigator, Minority Research Infrastructure Support Program Mini-Grant, October
2003-December 2004.
Socioeconomic status, social experiences, and health.
An ambulatory investigation of the
role of psychosocial resources in the association between socioeconomic status
and cardiovascular health, Principal Investigator, Summer Research and
Creativity Activity Grant, Kent State University, Division of Research and
Graduate Studies, June 2001-August 2001.
NIH Grant
HL07560: Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Training Grant,.
University of
Selected Publications (student authors shown in bold)
Ghaed, S.G., & Gallo, L.C. (In press). Subjective social status, objective socioeconomic status, and cardiovascular risk in women. Health Psychology.
Vranceanu, A.M., Gallo,
L.C., & Bogart, L.M. Hostility and perceptions of support in ambiguous social
interactions. 2006). Journal of Individual
Differences, 27, 2, 108-115.
Gallo, L.C., and Matthews, K.M. (2006). Attachment style, social interaction, and emotional and ambulatory
blood pressure responses in adolescents. Psychosomatic Medicine, 68,
253-261. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., Smith, T.W., & Cox,
C. (2006). Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Processes, and
Perceived Health: An Interpersonal Perspective. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 31, 109-119. Download PDF Version
Ghaed, S.G. & Gallo, L.C. (2006). Agency,
communion, and unmitigated agency and communion: Distinctions in interpersonal
space, associations with the five-factor model, and socio-emotional correlates.
Journal of Personality Assessment, 86, 77-88. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., Bogart,
L.M., Vranceanu, A.M., & Matthews, K.M. (2005). Socioeconomic status, resources,
psychosocial experiences, and emotional responses: A test of the reserve
capacity model. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 88, 386-399. Download PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C., Malek, M.J., Gilbertson, A.D., Moore
Troxel, W.M., Matthews, K.A., Gallo, L.C., Kuller, L.H. (2005). Marital Quality and
Occurrence of the Metabolic Syndrome in Women. Archives
of Internal Medicine, 165, 1022-1027. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., Ghaed, S. G., & Bracken, W.S. (2004). Emotions and cognitions
in coronary heart disease: Risk and resilience. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28, 669-694. Download PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C. (2004). Negative emotions and
health. In. N. Anderson & I. Kawachi (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior. Thousand Oaks , CA
Gallo,
L.C., Bogart, L.M., Vranceanu, A.M., & Walt, L.C. (2004). Job characteristics,
occupational status, and ambulatory cardiovascular activity in women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 28, 62-73. Download
PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C., Ghaed, S. G., & Bracken, W.S. (2004). Emotions and cognitions in
coronary heart disease: Risk and resilience. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28, 669-694. Download
PDF Version
Smith,
T.W., Glazer, K., Ruiz, J.M., & Gallo, L.C. (2004). Hostility, anger, aggressiveness and coronary
heart disease: An interpersonal perspective on personality, emotion and health.
Journal of
Personality, 72, 1217-1270. Download PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C., Troxel, W.M., Kuller, L.,
Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Edmundowicz, D., & Matthews,
K.A., (2003). Marital status, marital quality and subclinical atherosclerosis
in postmenopausal women. Psychosomatic Medicine,
65, 952-962. Download PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C., Troxel, W.M., Matthews, K.A., Kuller,
L., & Sutton-Tyrrell, K. (2003). Marital status and quality in middle aged women:
association with levels and trajectories of cardiovascular risk factors. Health Psychology, 22, 453-463. Download
PDF Version
Gallo,
L.C., & Matthews, K.A. (2003). Understanding the association between socioeconomic
status and health: Do negative emotions play a role? Psychological Bulletin,
129, 10-51. Download
PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., Troxel, W.M., Matthews, K.A., McWilliams, L.,
Kuller, L., & Sutton-Tyrrell, K. (2003).
Occupation and subclinical cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women: Are
clerical workers at greater risk? Health Psychology, 22, 19-29. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., Smith,
T.W., & Ruiz, J. (2003). An interpersonal analysis of adult attachment
style: Circumplex descriptions, recalled developmental experiences,
self-representations, and interpersonal functioning in adulthood, Journal of
Personality, 71, 141-181. Download PDF Version
Smith, T.W., & Gallo, L.C., & Ruiz,
J. (2003). Interpersonal concepts and methods in the study of psychosocial risk
of cardiovascular disease. In J. Suls & K. Wallston (Eds.), Social Psychological Foundations of
Health and Illness, (pp. 335-366).
Gallo, L.C.,
Matthews, K.A., Kuller, L., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., &
Edmundowicz, D. (2001). Educational attainment and
coronary and aortic calcification in post-menopausal women. Psychosomatic Medicine, 63, 925-935. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., & Smith, T.W. (2001). Attachment style in marriage:
Adjustment and responses to interaction. Journal of Social and Personal
Relationships, 18, 263-290.
Smith, T.W., &
Gallo, L.C. (2001). Personality traits as risk factors for physical illness. In
A. Baum, T. Revenson, & J. Singer (Eds.), The
Handbook of Health Psychology, (pp. 139-174).
Gallo, L.C., Smith, T.W., & Kircher, J.C. (2000). Cardiovascular and electrodermal responses to support and provocation: Interpersonal methods in the study of psychophysiologic reactivity. Psychophysiology, 37,
289-301. Download PDF Version
Gallo, L.C., & Smith, T.W. (1999).
Patterns of hostility and social support: Conceptualizing psychosocial risk as
a characteristic of the person and the environment. Journal of
Research in Personality, 33, 281-310. Download
PDF Version
Smith, T.W., & Gallo, L.C. (1999). Hostility
and cardiovascular reactivity during marital interaction. Psychosomatic
Medicine, 61, 436-445. Download PDF
Version
Gallo, L.C., & Smith, T.W. (1998).
Construct validation of health-relevant personality traits: Interpersonal
Circumplex and Five-Factor-Model analyses of the Aggression Questionnaire. The
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 5, 129-147. Download PDF Version
Smith, T.W., Gallo,
L.C., Goble, L., Ngu, L.Q, & Stark, K. A. (1998). Agency, communion, and cardiovascular
reactivity during marital interaction. Health
Psychology, 17, 537-545. Download PDF
Version
Recent Presentations
(student authors shown in bold)
Ferent, V.,
Espinosa de los Monteros, K., Talavera, G., & Gallo, L.C. (2006, April). Optimism
and obesity risk factors in middle aged Latinas. Poster presented at the
meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Espinosa de los Monteros, K., Salas, N.,
Ferent, V., Urbina, J., Talavera, G., & Gallo, L.C. (2006,
March). Individual and neighborhood indicators of acculturation predict
obesity and related risk factors in Latinas. Poster presented at the meeting of
the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Gallo, L.C., Espinosa de los Monteros, K., Ferent, V.,
Salas, N., Urbina, J. Talavera, G., & Matthews, K.A. (2006, March). Socioeconomic Status, Psychosocial Resources, and CVD
Risk Factors in Latinas at Midlife. In Adler, N.E. (Chair), Symposium:
Understanding the Association between Socioeconomic Status and Physical Health:
The Case of the Metabolic Syndrome.
Symposium presented at the meeting of the Society for Behavioral
Medicine,
Ghaed, S.G., Rocero, R., Rush, D.,
Gallo, L.C., DeMaria, A.D., & Smith, T.W. (2006,
March). Unmitigated agency and communion predict psychological and physical
health following hospitalization for Acute Coronary Syndrome. Poster presented
at the meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Larios, S.K., Gallo, L.C., Talavera, G., & Heinrich, J. (2006, March). Impact of social support on quality of
life and risk behaviors in HIV+ Hispanics Poster presented at the meeting of the
Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Lee,
Weber, T.R., Gallo, L.C. Davis, D.P., Jandrisevits,
M.D., Iles, S. (2006, March). Psychosocial factors and adherence in
hypertensive patients seeking emergency treatment. Poster presented at the
meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Vranceanu, A.M., Gallo, L.C., &
Bogart, L.M. (2006, March). Depression
and Momentary Affect: The Role of Social Interaction Variables. Poster
presented at the meeting of the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Lee, L., Gallo, L.C., Twenge, J. (2006, January). Cardiovascular and Emotional Responses in the Face of Social Exclusion: Moderation by Adult Attachment Orientation. Poster to be presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Ghaed, S.G., Gallo,
L.C., Demaria, A.N., & Smith, T.W (2005, August).
Objective and subjective social status and QOL post coronary event. Poster presentation at the 113th
meeting of the American Psychological Association (Division 38),
Ghaed, S.G., Gallo, L.C. (2005, August). Agency,
communion, and unmitigated counterparts: Divergent properties and socioemotional correlates.
Poster presentation at the 113th meeting of the American
Psychological Association (Division 8),
Lee, L., Gallo, L.C., Bogart, L.M., Amidon,
A. (2005, August). Eating disorder symptoms and experiences of social
comparison in everyday life. Poster presentation at the 113th
meeting of the American Psychological Association (Division 8),
Salas,
N., Espinosa de los Monteros, K., Crosthwaite, G., Romera, A., Liem, S., Gallo, L.C. (2005, August). Resilient psychosocial factors and
cardiovascular risk in middle aged Latinas Poster presentation at the 113th meeting of the American
Psychological Association (Division 45),
Urbina,
J., Amidon, A., Gallo, L.C. (2005, May). Demographic
predictors of college students’ health behavior levels and changes. Poster presentation at the meeting of the Western
Psychological Association,
Amidon, A., & Gallo, L.C. (2004, April). Transition to college: social
relationships, emotional well-being and health risks and opportunities. Poster
presentation at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Bogart, L.M., Gallo,
L.C., Amidon, A., & Cox, M. (2004,
March). Affective and ambulatory blood pressure responses to social comparison.
Citation paper presentation at the meeting of the Society for Behavioral
Medicine,
Corrigan, M.,
Gallo, L.C., Weber, T., & Smith, T.W. (2004, April). Adult attachment, social context, and
physiological reactivity during public speaking. Poster presentation at
the meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Cox, C.M.,
& Gallo, L.C. (2004, April). Sociodemographic characteristics and use of
complementary and alternative medicines. Poster presentation at the meeting of
the Western Psychological Association,
Gallo, L.C., &
Matthews, K.A. (2004, March). Attachment Style and Ambulatory blood pressure
and emotional responses to social interaction in adolescents. Paper presentation at the meeting of the
Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Ghaed,
S.G., & Gallo, L.C. Subjective social status and
cardiovascular risk in women. (2004, March). Poster presentation at the meeting
of the Society for Behavioral Medicine,
Liem,
S., Bracken, W.S., & Gallo, L.C. (2004, April). Perceived
social status and cardiovascular reactivity to aggression in women. Poster
presentation at the meeting of the Western Psychological Association,
Gallo, L.C., Bogart,
L.M., Vranceanu, A.M., & Walt, L.C.
(2003, March). Socioeconomic status, psychosocial experiences, and ambulatory
cardiovascular activity in employed women.
Poster presentation at the meeting of the Society for Behavioral
Medicine,
Current
Graduate Students (Program) /Thesis or Dissertation Title
- Karla Espinosa de los Monteros (SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology)/TBD
- Shiva Ghaed (SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology)/ Subjective Social Status, Socioeconomic Status and Health Following Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Sandra Larios (SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology)/ Using the Social Ecological Model to understand the contextual factors associated with HIV risk in Commercial Sex Workers
- Lindsay Lugo (Psychology Masters
Program)/TBD
Current Undergraduate and
Volunteer Research Assistants (Project)
- Nichole Rocero
(Project REACH)
- Danielle Rush
(Project REACH)
- Jennifer Davis (San Ysidro
HIV Quality of Care Study)
Former Graduate Students
(Program, Graduation Date)/Thesis Title/Current Position
·
Amy Amidon (Psychology Masters Program; 2003)/Transition to
College: Social Relationships, Emotional Well-Being, and Health Risks and Opportunities/Doctoral
Student in Counseling Psychology at the
- Wendy Bracken (Psychology Masters
Program; 2003)/ Women’s Cardiovascular and Emotional Responses to
Receiving and Expressing Physical versus Verbal Aggression/Employed as a
Regulatory Compliance Analyst with SDSUs
Graduate and Research Affairs Office.
- Claudia Cox (Psychology Masters Program,
2006)/Factors predicting complementary and alternative medicine use/Just
had a baby!
- Lauren Lee (Psychology Masters Program,
2006)//Eating disorder symptoms and social comparison in everyday
life/Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the
- Sjouke Liem
(Psychology Masters Program; 2005) /Environmental predictors of exercise behavior in Latinas/Graduate
student in Neuropsychology at the
- Tory Weber (Psychology Masters Program,
2006)/ Psychosocial factors and adherence in hypertensive patients seeking
emergency room treatment/Medical Student at the New York College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Courses
Taught
- Psychology 896: Clinical Psychology Practicum in Interpersonal
psychotherapy (Graduate)
- Psychology 842: Behavioral Medicine Seminar, Assessment Issues
(Graduate) (syllabus)
- Psychology 407: Health Psychology (Undergraduate) (syllabus)
Professional Service
·
2004 Program
Chair, American Psychological Association Division 38 (Health Psychology)
·
2004-Present, Member, Society of Behavioral Medicine Program Oversight
Committee
·
2005-Present, Chair, Research Committee, American Psychological
Association Division 38 (Health Psychology)
·
2005-2006,
Editorial Board, Psychology of Women Quarterly
·
2005-Present,
Associate Editor, Journal of Behavioral Medicine
·
2005-Present, Consulting Editor, Psychological Bulletin
Department
and University Committees
·
2002-2003,
2005; Chair, Behavioral Medicine Student Search Committee SDSU/UCSD, Joint
Doctoral Program
·
2003-2005,
Chair, Curriculum Committee, Department of Psychology,
·
2004-Present,
Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Psychology,
·
2002-2006,
Member and Chair, Clinical Comprehensive Exam Committee, SDSU/UCSD Joint
Doctoral Program
·
2002-Present,
Member, Institutional Review Board,
·
2006-Present;
Member, Policies and Procedures Committee, Department of Psychology, ,
Links
Psychology,
General:
American
Psychological Association: www.apa.org
Western
Psychological Association: http://www.westernpsych.org/
Health
Psychology:
Division 38 (Health
Psychology), American Psychological Association: http://www.health-psych.org/
Society for
Behavioral Medicine: http://www.sbm.org/
American
Psychosomatic Society: http://www.psychosomatic.org/
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