Assistant Professor
School of Kinesiology (KIN)
Dr. Eli Puterman studies how adversity experienced across the lifespan – starting in childhood all the way through older adulthood – accelerates the aging of our immune system and impacts psychological stress reactivity. Using interventions, laboratory-based stress manipulations and ambulatory assessments, Dr. Puterman’s research is aimed to develop tailored activity-based interventions with novel targets, including immune system aging and biological and psychological stress resiliency.
Contributions:
Puterman, E, Lin, J, Krauss, J, Blackburn, E, Epel, E. (2015). Determinants of telomere attrition over one year in healthy older women: Stress and health behaviors matter. Molecular Psychiatry, 20, 529-535. PMID: 25070535.
Puterman, E, Epel, ES, Blackburn, EH, Whooley, MA, & Cohen, B (2013). Multisystem resiliency moderates the major depression-telomere length association: Findings from the Heart and Soul Study. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 33, 65-73. PMID: 23727245.
Puterman E, Epel E. (2012). An intricate dance: Life experience, multisystem resiliency, and rate of telomere decline throughout the lifespan. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 807–825. PMCID: PMC3496269.
Puterman E, O'Donovan A, Adler NE, Tomiyama AJ, Kemeny M, Wolkowitz OM, Epel E. (2011). Physical activity moderates stressor-induced rumination on acute cortisol reactivity. Psychosomatic Medicine, 73, 604-11. PMCID: PMC3167008.
Puterman E, Lin J, Blackburn E, O’Donovan A, Adler N & Epel E (2010). The power of exercise: Buffering the effect of chronic stress on telomere length. PLoS One. 5, e10837. PMCID: PMC2877102.
Keywords:
Health Psychology; Stress Resiliency; Physical Activity Interventions; Life Course Adversity; Cellular Aging;
eli.puterman@ubc.ca
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