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Beverly H. Brummett

Beverly H. Brummett

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Psychology

D-Index
42
Citations
8381
World Ranking
7504
National Ranking
4047

Overview

Beverly H. Brummett is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary areas, including sociology, political science, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, general health professions, health, and genetics. The focus of their work often lies at the intersection of family dynamics, mental and cardiac health, and genetic epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed to the following main topics in their work:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research

Beverly H. Brummett's publication record includes studies published mainly through UNC Libraries and peer-reviewed journals such as Behavior Genetics, SAGE Open Nursing, Translational Psychiatry, and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Relationship Between Psychosocial Stress and Blood Pressure: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study," 2022, SAGE Open Nursing
  • "Evaluating the precision of EBF1 SNP x stress interaction association: sex, race, and age differences in a big harmonized data set of 28,026 participants," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Corrigendum to "Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism interacts with gender to influence cortisol responses to mental stress" [Psychoneuroendocrinology 79 (2017) (May) 13-19]," 2020, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • "Correction to: 5-HTTLPR and Gender Moderate Changes in Negative Affect Responses to Tryptophan Infusion," 2020, Behavior Genetics
  • "Correction to: Effects of Environmental Stress and Gender on Associations among Symptoms of Depression and the Serotonin Transporter Gene Linked Polymorphic Region (5-HTTLPR)," 2020, Behavior Genetics

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues in related fields. Notable coauthors include:

  • Redford B. Williams
  • Ilene C. Siegler
  • Abanish Singh
  • Michael A. Babyak
  • Cynthia M. Kuhn

Publication venues where Beverly H. Brummett has contributed multiple works include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Behavior Genetics
  • SAGE Open Nursing
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology

Best Publications

  • Vulnerability genes or plasticity genes

    Jay Belsky;C. Jonassaint;Michael Pluess;M. Stanton

  • Characteristics of socially isolated patients with coronary artery disease who are at elevated risk for mortality.

    Beverly H. Brummett;John C. Barefoot;Ilene C. Siegler;Nancy E. Clapp-Channing

  • Empathy and the collective good: Caring for one of the others in a social dilemma.

    C. Daniel Batson;Judy G. Batson;R. Matthew Todd;Beverly H. Brummett

  • Depressive symptoms and survival of patients with coronary artery disease.

    John C. Barefoot;Beverly H. Brummett;Michael J. Helms;Daniel B. Mark

  • Effect of Race on Cultural Justifications for Caregiving

    Peggye Dilworth-Anderson;Beverly H. Brummett;Paula Goodwin;Sharon Wallace Williams

  • Trust, health, and longevity.

    John C. Barefoot;Kimberly E. Maynard;Jean C. Beckham;Beverly H. Brummett

  • Effects of Environmental Stress and Gender on Associations among Symptoms of Depression and the Serotonin Transporter Gene Linked Polymorphic Region (5-HTTLPR)

    Beverly H. Brummett;Stephen H. Boyle;Ilene C. Siegler;Cynthia M. Kuhn

  • Associations Among Perceptions of Social Support, Negative Affect, and Quality of Sleep in Caregivers and Noncaregivers

    Beverly H. Brummett;Michael A. Babyak;Ilene C. Siegler;Peter P. Vitaliano

  • NEO personality domains and gender predict levels and trends in body mass index over 14 years during midlife

    Beverly H. Brummett;Michael A. Babyak;Redford B. Williams;John C. Barefoot

  • Positive affect is associated with cardiovascular reactivity, norepinephrine level, and morning rise in salivary cortisol.

    B. H. Brummett;S. H. Boyle;C. M. Kuhn;I. C. Siegler

  • Systolic Blood Pressure, Socioeconomic Status, and Biobehavioral Risk Factors in a Nationally Representative US Young Adult Sample

    Beverly H. Brummett;Michael A. Babyak;Ilene C. Siegler;Michael Shanahan

  • The association between self-rated health and mortality in a well-characterized sample of coronary artery disease patients.

    Hayden B. Bosworth;Ilene C. Siegler;Beverly H. Brummett;John C. Barefoot

  • Social support and hostility as predictors of depressive symptoms in cardiac patients one month after hospitalization: a prospective study.

    Beverly H. Brummett;Michael A. Babyak;John C. Barefoot;Hayden B. Bosworth

  • Social support and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease.

    H B Bosworth;I C Siegler;M K Olsen;M K Olsen;B H Brummett

  • Perceived social support as a predictor of mortality in coronary patients: effects of smoking, sedentary behavior, and depressive symptoms.

    Beverly H Brummett;Daniel B Mark;Ilene C Siegler;Redford B Williams

  • Prediction of all-cause mortality by the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Optimism-Pessimism Scale scores: study of a college sample during a 40-year follow-up period.

    Beverly H. Brummett;Michael J. Helms;W. Grant Dahlstrom;Ilene C. Siegler

  • Effect of smoking and sedentary behavior on the association between depressive symptoms and mortality from coronary heart disease.

    Beverly H Brummett;Michael A Babyak;Ilene C Siegler;Daniel B Mark

  • Patterns of change in hostility from college to midlife in the UNC alumni heart study predict high-risk status

    Ilene C. Siegler;Paul T. Costa;Beverly H. Brummett;Michael J. Helms

  • Hostility as a predictor of survival in patients with coronary artery disease.

    Stephen H. Boyle;Redford B. Williams;Daniel B. Mark;Beverly H. Brummett

  • Sleep quality varies as a function of 5-HTTLPR genotype and stress.

    Beverly H. Brummett;Andrew D. Krystal;Allison Ashley-Koch;Cynthia M. Kuhn

  • Adult Development and Aging

    Ilene C. Siegler;Merrill F. Elias;Beverly H. Brummett;Hayden B. Bosworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilene C. Siegler
Ilene C. Siegler Duke University
Redford B. Williams
Redford B. Williams Duke University
Peter P. Vitaliano
Peter P. Vitaliano University of Washington
Stephan Züchner
Stephan Züchner University of Miami
Paul T. Costa
Paul T. Costa Duke University
Torben Hansen
Torben Hansen University of Copenhagen
Douglas A. Marchuk
Douglas A. Marchuk Duke University
Brett C. Haberstick
Brett C. Haberstick University of Colorado Boulder
Carolyn Tucker Halpern
Carolyn Tucker Halpern University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Yik Ying Teo
Yik Ying Teo National University of Singapore

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