Julianne Holt-Lunstad

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Julianne Holt-Lunstad Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Brigham Young University 1024 SWKT Provo, Utah 84602 (801)422-1324 julianne_holt-lunstad@byu.edu

Education

• BS, Brigham Young University 1994
• MS, Brigham Young University 1998
• PhD, University of Utah 2001

Selected Publications

• Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T.W. & Uchino, B.N., (in press). Can hostility interfere with the health benefits of social support? The impact of cynical hostility on cardiovascular reactivity during social support interactions among friends.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 

• Holt-Lunstad, J., * Birmingham, W., &  *Jones, B.Q.  (2008). Is there something unique about marriage? The relative impact of marital status, relationship quality, and network support on ambulatory blood pressure and mental health.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 35, 239-244. 

• Holt-Lunstad, J., Uchino, B. N., Smith, T. W. & Hicks, A. (2007). On the importance of relationship quality: The impact of ambivalence in friendships on cardiovascular functioning.  Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 33, 1-12.

• Some Relationships Can Make You Sick

• Holt-Lunstad, J., & Steffen, P. (in press). Diurnal variation in salivary cortisol predicts ambulatory blood pressure dipping. Psychosomatic Medicine.

• Uchino, B.N., Ruiz, J.M., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (in press). Stress. In D. Sanders & K.R. Scherer (Eds.), Oxford Companion to Affective Sciences. New York: Oxford University Press.

• Holt-Lunstad, J., Uchino, B. N., Smith, T. W. & Hicks, A. (2007, June). On the importance of relationship quality: The impact of ambivalence in friendships on cardiovascular functioning. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 33, .

• Uchino, B. N., Smith, T.W., Holt-Lunstad, J., Campo, R., & Reblin, M. (2007). Stress and Illness. Eds. R.J. Davidson, G.G. Berntson, E. Sternberg, J. T. Caccioppo, L. G. Tassinary, & H. Nusbaum. Handbook of Psychophysiology 3rd edition. Cambridge University Press.

• Uchino, B.N., Holt-Lunstad, J., Uno, D., Campo, R., & Reblin, M. (2007). The social neuroscience of relationships: An examination of health relevant pathways. In E. Harmon-Jones & P. Winkielman (Eds.), Fundamentals of Social Neuroscience. New York: Guilford.

• Uchino, B. N., Holt-Lunstad, J., Bloor, L. & Campo, R. (2005). Aging and Cardiovascular Reactivity to Stress: Longitudinal Evidence for Changes in Stress Reactivity. Psychology and Aging, 20, 134-143.

• Uchino, B. N., Holt-Lunstad, J., & Smith, T. W. (2004). Heterogeneity in social networks: A comparison of different models linking relationships to psychological outcomes. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 23, 123-139.

• Holt-Lunstad, J., Uchino, B. N., Smith, T. W., Cerny, C.B., & Nealey-Moore, J. B. (2003). Social relationships and ambulatory blood pressure: Structural and qualitative predictors of cardiovascular function during everyday social interactions. Health Psychology, 22, 388-397.

• Holt-Lunstad, J., Clayton, C. J., & Uchino, B.N. (2001). Gender differences in cardiovascular reactivity to competitive stress. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 8, 91-102.

• Uchino, B. N., Holt-Lunstad, J., Uno, D., & Flinders, J. B. (2001). Heterogeneity in the social networks of young and older adults: Prediction of mental health and cardiovascular reactivity during acute stress. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 24, 361-382.

• Uchino, B. N., Berntson, G., Holt-Lunstad, J., & Cacioppo, J. T. (2001). Stress induced autonomic and immunologic reactivity. Eds R. Ader, D. L. Elton, and N. Cohen. Psychoneuroimmunology. New York Academic Press.

• Uchino, B.N., Holt-Lunstad, J., Uno, D., Betancourt, R., & Garvey, T. (1999). Social support and age-related differences in cardiovascular function: An examination of potential mediators. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 21, 135-142.

• Uchino, B. N., Uno, D., & Holt-Lunstad, J. (1999). Social Support, Physiological Processes, and Health. Current Directions in Psychological Sciences, 8, 145-148.

• Uchino, B. N., Uno, D., Holt-Lunstad, J., & Flinders, J. B. (1999). Age-related differences in cardiovascular reactivity during acute psychological stress in men and women. Journal of Gerontology, 54, 339-346.