Department of Psychology




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Mary J. Naus

Associate Professor, Director of Developmental Psychology Training, and Director of Health Psychology Research Group		Mary J. Naus
Doctorate:	Princeton University
Undergraduate:	University of Wisconsin

Research Interests Coping, depression and PTSD in breast cancer survivors and their families Positive psychology, resiliency, and optimism in breast cancer survivors Autobiographical memory, recall and decision making in breast cancer survivors Goals, self-esteem and aging in health Death and dying Cancer and the workplace Tailored health communication Theoretical and developmental issues in autobiographical memory The reminiscence bump, flashbulb memories, and self-knowledge in depression and in the elderly Quality of life in middle-aged and older women Cancer survivorship in African-American and Hispanic women Teaching Health Psychology Cognition and Emotion: Positive Psychology The Development and Demise of Memory Foundations of Developmental Psychology Foundations of Cognitive Psychology

E-mail: Mary.Naus@mail.UH.EDU

Selected Publications

Naus, M. J., Price, E. C. & Peter, M. P. (In press, 2005). The moderating effects of anxiety and breast cancer locus of control on depression. Journal of Health Psychology. Naus, M. J., Bussell, V.A., Llewellyn, A. & Baker, S. H. (Eds.) (2004) Health psychology and behavorial medicine: A book of readings. Pearson Prentice Hall: New Jersey. Barry, E., Naus, M.J. & Rehm, L.P. (2004). Depression and Implicit memory: Understanding mood congruent memory bias. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 28(3), 387-414. Rehm, L., & Naus, M. J. (1990). A memory model of emotion. In R. E. Ingrim (Ed.), Contemporary psychological approaches to depression: Theory, research and treatmemt. New York: Plenum Press. Bussell, V., and Naus, M.J. (2005). Coping with adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Interrelations for problem and emotion focused and coping control. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Naus, M.J., Bailey, D.L., & Samsi, M.V. (2005). African American breast cancer survivors’ quality of life research project. Part of National and local perspectives on quality of life in African American breast cancer survivors: Survivorship issues Symposium. Sisters Network National Conference. Price, E., Naus, M.J., Giovella, A., Anderson, K., & Watters, C.T. (2005). From paper to pixels: Using the internet for quality of life research in health psychology and behavioral medicine. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Naus, M.J., Atkins, M.A., Sears, K.C., & Robinson, A. (2004) Perceived changes in memory and attention abilities before, during and after adjuvant chemotherapy in early stage breast cancer survivors. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Naus, M.J., Ishler, M.D., Robinson, A. M. Lewis, J.E., Chapman, L.J. & Craft, N.R. (2004) Self-reported emotional well-being in middle-aged and older women: The impact of menopausal status. Socity of Behavioral Medicine. Cismaru, M. & Naus, M.J. (2003). Attribute framing and graphical representation in health decision making. Society for Consumer Psychology. Naus, M.J., Baker, S., Adams, J., Robertson, C. & Rehm, L. (2002). The psychological well-being of early stage breast cancer survivors. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Naus, M.J., Atkins, M.E., and Baker, S.H. (2002). A developmental perspective toward health psychology and behavioral medicine. Texas Psychological Association Morris, M.A., Davis, S.E., Naus, M.J., & Tetrick, L. (2001). Cancer survivorship: Implications for the Workplace. Annual Meeting of the Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology. Hughes, D.C., & Naus, M.J. (2001). Lymphedema as a barrier to exercise. Texas American College of Sports Medicine. Baker, S., Naus, M.J., Adams, J., & Rehm, L. (2001). Cognitive interference in female adolescents: The Effects of breast cancer family history on a stroop task. Society for Research in Child Development. Yanasak, E., Rehm, L., & Naus, M.J. (2000). Linguistic disclosure and grief. Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. Baker, S. Barry, E. Nash, S., & Naus, M.J. (1999). When a parent has cancer: The forgotten child. Cognitive Development Society, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.