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Megan M. Fritz, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar NIH NHLBI T32 in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Current Affiliations: Women's Biobehavioral Health Lab PI: Rebecca Thurston, PhD https://www.thurstonlab.pitt.edu/ Behavioral Immunology Lab PI: Anna Marsland, RN PhD http://psychology.pitt.edu/people/anna-marsland-phd |
Why are happy people generally healthier than unhappy people? If people become happier, what effects might this confer for physical health? How might well-being protect against future disease risk? As a social psychologist with training in well-being science and health psychology, my research focuses how and why subjective well-being influences behavioral and biological health. In two distinct lines of research, my work integrates theory and empirical findings across experimental social psychology, health psychology, epidemiology, and positive psychology to understand the mechanisms by which happiness is linked with physical health.