Whole Body Mental Health Radio

Dr. Joshua Smyth is a Professor of Biobehavioral Health and of Medicine at Penn State and Hershey Medical Center. He also serves as Associate Director of Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI) and as the Academic Director of the Dynamic Real-time Ecological Ambulatory Methodologies [DREAM] Initiative within the Survey Research Center at Penn State. He is a researcher, teacher, writer and mentor.Most broadly, Dr. Smyth’s research reflects the application of the biopsychosocial model to meaningful health-related processes, contexts, and outcomes. Three more narrowly defined areas – and the integration between them – comprise the bulk of his research program:1. What are the effects of experiencing stress or trauma on psychological and physical well-being and how can such effects be observed?2. Can stress, affect, and health be assessed in a manner that permits the understanding of biopsychosocial processes in real time and in context?3. Can psychological interventions improve health and well-being