Judith Moskowitz, PhD

PhD, Dartmouth
Assistant Adjunct Professor

Phone: (415) 353-7728
Fax: (415) 353-9686
E-mail: moskj@ocim.ucsf.edu

Research Interests:

My current research is focused on the predictors and consequences of positive affect in the context of health-related chronic stress. Using qualitative and quantitative methodology, my studies have included caregivers, people newly diagnosed with HIV, and people with pancreatic tumors. I am the PI on a longitudinal study funded by NIMH to examine the occurrence, predictors, and functions of positive emotion in people newly testing positive for HIV. In particular, that study will examine which types of coping are associated with the maintenance of positive emotion under chronically stressful conditions and whether positive emotion is associated with subsequent health behaviors, health care utilization, and physical health outcomes. Other current projects include coping and well being in maternal caregivers of children with HIV or other chronic illnesses; meaningful events as coping with chronic illness and caregiving; illness appraisals as predictors health related outcomes in people with HIV, and the role of positive affect in recovery from surgery for pancreatic cancer.

Selected Publications:

Moskowitz JT, Epel ES, Acree M. (in press). Positive affect uniquely predicts lower risk of mortality in people with diabetes. Health Psychology.

Moskowitz JT, Epel ES. (2006). Benefit finding and diurnal cortisol slope in maternal caregivers: A moderating role for positive emotion. Journal of Positive Psychology, 1, 83-92.

Moskowitz JT, Wrubel J. (2005). Coping with HIV as a chronic illness: Illness appraisals and well-being. Psychology & Health, 20, 509-531.

Moskowitz JT. (2003) Positive affect predicts lower risk of AIDS mortality. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 620-626.

Moskowitz JT, Folkman S, Acree M. (2003). Do positive psychological states shed light on recovery from bereavement? Findings from a 3-Year Longitudinal Study. Death Studies, 27, 471-500.

Moskowitz JT. (2001). Emotion and coping. In TJ Mayne and GA Bonanno (Eds.), Emotion: Current issues and future directions, pp 311-336. New York: Guilford.

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