Meeting Agenda

Agenda: Workshop and Meeting 3. Assessing Interactions Among Social, Behavioral, and Genetic Factors in Health

9:00  Welcome and Introductions

• Dan Blazer, M.D., Ph.D.
  Professor of Psychiatry
  Duke University 
  Committee Chair

9:15  Cultural Influences on Health

• Margaret Lock, Ph.D.
  Professor in Social Studies in Medicine
  McGill University

9:45  Discussion

10:00  Effects of Psychological Stress on Health

• Sheldon Cohen, Ph.D.
  Professor of Psychology
  Carnegie Mellon University

10:30  Discussion

11:00  Gene Environment Interactions: Definitions and Study Designs

• Ruth Ottman, Ph.D. 
  Professor of Epidemiology
  Columbia University

11:30  Discussion

12:00  Workshop Adjourns

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