Jan Moynihan, Ph.D.

Academic and Clinical Appointments

The George L. Engel Professor of Psychiatry

Director, The Institute in Psychiatric and Behavioral Sciences

Associate Chair for Research in Psychiatry

Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, and Environmental Medicine

Mermber of the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience

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Professional Overview

Dr. Moynihan's research is currently focused on mind-body interactions in humans.

Her research goals are to:

• Examine the effects of personality, stress, life events and depression on health and, in particular, immunity.
• Explore the moderating effects of age.
• Explore the mediating effects of social relationships.
• Design interventions to ameliorate negative effects in at-risk middle aged to older adults.

Selected Publications

Moynihan, J.A. Mechanisms of stress-induced modulation of immunity. 2003. Brain, Behavior and Immunity 17:11-16.

Moynihan, J.A., Larson, M.L., Treanor, J., Duberstein, P.R., Power, A., Shore, B., and Ader, R. 2004. Psychosocial factors and the response to influenza vaccination in older adults. Psychosomatic Medicine 66:950-953.

Sheridan, P.A. and Moynihan, J.A. 2005. Modulation of the innate immune response to herpes simplex virus-1 following acute administration of morphine. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 158:145-152.

Lioy, D.T., Sheridan, P.A., Hurley, S.D., Walton, J.R., Martin, A.M., Olschowka, J.A., and Moynihan, J.A. Acute morphine exposure potentiates the development of HSV-1-induced encephalitis. Journal of Neuroimmunology, in press.

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