Behavioral Cardiovascular Health and Hypertension Program
Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine
Columbia University School of Medicine
Appointments: 212-342-4489
Fax: : 212-305-3172
Voice Mail:
212-342-4484
E-mail: lc2193@columbia.edu |
Academic Training
A.B. Smith College 1975
Ph.D. Louisiana State University 1985
Internship UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 1981-1982
Board American Board of Professional Psychology
Certification (Behavioral Psychology) 1995
Affiliations
2003- present: Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine in Medicine and Psychiatry, Columbia University , College of Physicians and Surgeons, NY , NY
Associate Psychologist, Columbia University Medical Center
2000-present: Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry, UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School , New Brunswick , NJ
Consulting Psychologist, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Summary of Research Interests
• Testing the efficacy of psychosocial interventions (stress and anger management, depression treatment) in patients with cardiovascular disorders, ranging from hypertension through ACS through CHF.
• Exploring the links between hypertension and anxiety disorders. Selected Publications
Clemow L , Hebert J, Massion A, Druker S, Ma Y, Kabat-Zinn J. (1999) Which women with breast cancer benefit most from a meditation-based stress-reduction program.? Baseline depression and expectancy. Annals of Behavioral Medicine , 21: 1999 Supplement, 115.
Costanza ME, Stoddard AM, Luckmann R, White MJ, Avrunin, JS, Clemow L (2000) Promoting Mammography: Results of a Randomized Trail of Telephone Counseling and a Medical practice Intevention. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 19(1) 39-46.
Costanza ME, Luckmann RM, Quirk ME, Clemow LP , White MJ, Stoddard AM.(1999) The effectiveness of using standardized patients to improve community physican skills in mammography counseling and clinical breast exam. Preventive Medicine , 29: 241-248.
Clemow L , Stoddard A, Costanza M, Luckmann R, White MJ, Hurley T.(2000) Optimistic and pessimistic bias in perceived risk among underutilizers of mammography. Annals of Behavioral Medicine,22: 2000 Supplement, S53.
Clemow LP , Stoddard AM, Costanza, ME, Haddad WP, Luckmann RM, White MJ, Klaus D. (2000) Underutilizers of Screening Mammography Today: Characteristics distinguishing women planning, undecided about, and not planning a mammogram. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. , 22(1): 80-88.
Hebert JR, Olendzki B, Ebbeling C, Hurley T, Ma Y, Saal N, Ockene J, Clemow L . (2001) Changes in diet and body mass following intensive intervention in early stage breast cancer. Journal of the American Dietetic Association , 101(4) 421-31.
Clemow, L , Peterson BA, Fletcher K, Lang Lin, Zapka J, Fisher G, Estabrook B (2002) Perceived risk, intrusive thoughts and health behavior change in relatives of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine (24: 2002 Supplement)
Skotzko C, Clemow L (2002) Prospective evaluation of psychosocial risk and medical outcomes after cardiac transplantation. Paper presented at the American Psychosomatic Society, March 17 2002 , Barcelona , Spain .
Hebert JR, Ebbeling CB, Matthews CE, Ma Y, Druker S, Clemow LP . (2002) Systematic errors in middle-aged women's estimates of energy intake: comparing three self-report measures to total energy expenditure from doubly labeled water. Annals of Epidemiology , Nov;12(8):577-86..
Pickering TG, Clemow LP , Davidson K, Gerin W (2003) Behavioral Cardiology: Has its time come?. Journal of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine , , Mar;70(2):101-12.
Pickering TG, Davidson K, Clemow L , Gerin W (2003) Behavioral and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Atherothrombosis. In Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease , edited by V. Fuster, R. Ross, and E. J. Topol. New York : Raven Press, Ltd., In Press.
Clemow L , Pickering TG, Adonis MN , Rothman G (2004) Smoking and Atherothrombosis. In Atherothrombosis and Coronary Artery Disease, Edited by V. Fuster, R. Ross, and E.J.Topol . New York : Raven Press, Ltd., In Press.
Pickering TG, Davidson K, Clemow L , Gerin W (2004) Behavioral Medicine in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. In Hurst's The Heart , 11 th Edition. Edited by V. Fuster, R. W Alexander, R A. O'Rourke, R Roberts, SB. King III, and I S Nash. New York : McGraw-Hill, In Press.
Clemow LP (2003). The Health Belief Model. In Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine, ( N. Anderson , Ed.) New York : Sage Publishing. In Press.
Lemon SC , ZapkaJG, Clemow L (2004). Health behavior change among women with recent familial diagnosis of breast cancer. Preventive Medicine (In press).
Currently Funded Projects
ACTIVE
R43HL67584-01 L Clemow (PI) 9/30/2001 – 8/31/2005
NIH/ NHLBI
Randomized Controlled Trial of the LifeSkills Workshop on Hypertensive Employees.
Broad Agency Announcement - K. Davidson (PI) 11/1/2002 – 10/31/2007
NIH/NHLBI
Consortium for Translation of Psychosocial Depression Theories to Intervention and Dissemination
Role: Co-Investigator, PI of Training Core, UMDNJ site Co-PI
Cancer Screening Promotion Contract – M. Costanza, PI 2001- 2004
USPHS/ CDC
Empowering People to Promote Colon Cancer Screening
Role: Consultant
PENDING
RFA OB-03-004 (T. Pickering, P.I.) 05/1/04-04/31/2009 5%
NIH/NHLBI $ 635,073
MIND-BODY-BEHAVIORAL MED CLINICAL TRIALS INFRASTRUCTURE
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