Jennifer L. Austenfeld
| Jennifer is pursuing a Ph.D. in clinical
psychology. She received a B.A. (1979) in biology and a M.D. (1983)
from the University of Kansas. She completed an internship in internal
medicine (1984) and a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology (1988)
at the University of Utah. Jennifer then completed a surgical pathology
fellowship (1989) at the Mayo Clinic and practiced pathology at a community
hospital for nine years.
During her community practice, Jennifer became very interested in researching the psychological and social needs of cancer patients. She entered doctoral training in health psychology, a clinical psychology specialty addressing psychological factors associated with health and illness. Jennifer recently received a M.A. degree in clinical psychology for her research demonstrating positive effects of writing on the psychological health of medical students. She is developing her dissertation project on the effects of writing on hostility and cardiovascular health. In 2002, Jennifer received the Schulman Award for outstanding performance in clinical psychology. After completing her training, Jennifer plans to continue her research and clinical work in health psychology. Mentor: Annette L. Stanton, Professor, Psychology |
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