Dr. Tracey Revenson’s research centers on specifying interpersonal and contextual factors that promote optimal adjustment to chronic illness and other health-related stressors for individuals,  couples and families. She is well known for her research on coping processes and the influence of interpersonal relationships on health, particularly among women.

Dr. Revenson is the co-editor or co-author of six books, including the Handbook of Health Psychology (Erlbaum, 2001), Couples Coping with Illness (APA, 2005), and Ecological Research to Promote Social Change (Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002). She was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Women's Health: Research on Gender, Behavior and Policy.  She was elected President of the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association from 2004-2005,  and currently serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

Dr. Revenson is appointed to the Health Psychology Concentration, Developmental Psychology subprogram and Women’s Studies Certificate program in addition to her primary appointment in Social-Personality Psychology.