University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, 1998-2000 NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship

University of florida Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, 1997-1998 Clinical Psychology Internship

University of South Florida, 1999 Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)

University of South Florida, 1995 M.A. (Psychology)

University of Virginia, 1990 B.A. (Psychology)

EMail: Sumner. Sydeman@nau.edu

Website: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/ss57/index.htm

Research

My research is in cardiac psychology, a growing subspecialty of health psychology and behavioral medicine. My current research focuses on the impact of negative emotions (depression, anxiety, anger) on patient quality of life and the impact of these emotions on patients with coronary heart disease.

I am currently conducting research at Flagstaff Medical Center with patients in the cardiac rehabilitation program. Further, I supervise graduate students conducting thesis research in our Applied Health Psychology program, as well as supervising undergraduate research assistants. My publications and presentations are listed below.

To learn more about how research is done in psychology and to prepare for graduate school, undergraduate students at NAU can sign up for 1-3 units per semester of independent research (PSY 485; each unit equals about 3 hours a week) for a total of 6 units over two or more semesters. If you are interested in taking part in undergraduate research, the Psychology Department now has a formal application process to apply for PSY485. You can contact me directly to find out if I have openings on my team.

Publications

Barger, S.B., Sydeman, S.J. (2005). Generalized Anxiety Disorder Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Risk Independently of Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of AffectiveDisorders, 88, 87-91

Duncan, G.E., Anton, S.D., Sydeman. S.J., Newton, R.L., Corsica, J.A., Durning. P.E., Ketterson, T.U., Martin, A.D., Limacher, M.C., & Perri, M.G. (2005). Prescribing exercise at varied levels of intensity and frequency: A randomized trial. Archives of Internal Medicine, 165, 2362-2369.

Duncan, G.E., Sydeman, S.J., Perri, M.G., Limacher, M.C., & Martin, A. (2001). Can Sedentary Adults Accurately Recall the Intensity of Their Physical Activity? Preventative Medicine, 33, 18-26.

Garnaat, S.L., Gwinn, J.E., Riley, S.L., Winslow, L.A., Hansbourgh, M.C., Zielinski, A.L., Gorter, E.L., Blevins, J., Sydeman, S.J. (2009, in press). Relationship between trait anxiety and health-related factors. Modern Psychological Studies.

Perri, M.G., Anton, S.D., Durning, P.E., Keterson, T.U., Sydeman, S.J., Berlant, N., Kanasky, W.F., Newton, R.L., Limacher, M.C., & Martin, A.D. (2002). Effects of exercise prescription on exercise adherence. Health Psychology, 21, 452-458.

Donoho, C.J., Stalls, D.W., & Sydeman, S.J. (2008). Depression in phase II, III, and IV patients with coronary heart disease. Journal of the Arizona-NevadaAcademy of Sciences, 40, 86-90.

Spielberger, C.D., Reheiser, E.C., & Sydeman, S.J. (1995). Measuring the experience, expression, and control of anger. In H. Kassinove (Ed.), Anger disorders: Definitions, diagnosis, and treatment. (pp.49-67). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Spielberger, C.D., Reheiser, E.C., Owen, A.E., & Sydeman, S.J. (2004). Measuring the Psychological vital signs of anxiety, anger, depression, and curiosity in treatment planning and outcome assessment. In M.E. Maruish (Ed.), The Use of Psychological Tests for Treatment Planning and Outcome Assessment, 3rd Edition. (pp.421-447). Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Spielberger, C.D., Reheiser, E.C., & Sydeman, S.J. (1995b). Measuring the experience, expression, and control of anger. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 18, 207-232.

Spielberger, C.D., Ritterband, L.M., Sydeman, S.J., Reheiser, E.C., & Unger, K.K. (1995). Assessment of emotional states and personality traits: Measuring psychological vital signs. In J.N.Butcher (Ed.), Series on Clinical Psychology: Vol. 1. Practical Considerations in Clinical Personality Assessment. (pp. 42-58). New York: Oxford University Press.

Spielberger, C.D. & Sydeman, S.J. (1993). Anxiety and intelligence. In R.J. Sternberg (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Intelligence (pp. 102-105). New York: MacMillan Publishing Company.

Sydeman, S.J. (2009, in press). Self-report inventories. In Encyclopedia of Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Sydeman, S.J., Cascardi, M., Poythress, N.G., & Ritterband, L. (1997). Procedural justice in the context of civil commitment: A critique of Tyler's analysis. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 3, 1-15.

Undergraduate Courses:

PSY 405 Clinical Psychology
PSY 415 Abnormal Psychology

Graduate Courses:

PSY 575 Substance Abuse Screening and Assessment
PSY 640 Health Psychology Assessment 1
PSY 645 Health Psychology Practicum