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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology,Public Heatlh, Healthcare Research, Social and Occupational Medicine |
| Keywords | Chronic disease (heart disease, cancer), Gender, Health behavior, Psychosocial factors, Stress |
| Honours and awards | : 1997 Elected Fellow: Society of Behavioral Medicine : 1998 Elected Fellow: The American Psychological Association : 2001 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Research Prize : 2006 German Research Foundation: Mercator Guest Professor Award : 2010 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplant: Social Sciences Research Award : 2011 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Invited research visit : 2013 German Research Foundation - Excellence Initiative: Guest Professorship : 2018 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Invited research visit |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Tiburon |
| Institution | San Francisco State University |
| Institute | Romberg Tiburon Center |
| Homepage | http://biology.sfsu.edu/people/gerdi-weidner-0 |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Heinz W. Krohne | Abteilung Persönlichkeitspsychologie und Diagnostik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz |
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| Prof. Dr. Thomas Kubiak | Psychologisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz |
| Prof. Dr. Heike Spaderna | Fachbereich I - Pflegewissenschaft, Universität Trier, Trier |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/03/2002 |
Programme(s)
| 2001 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| As a medical Psychologist, Professor Weidner has made major contributions to our knowledge of stress and heart diseases. She has identified several psycho-social and behavioural factors that play a crucial role in the development of coronary risk factors and recurrent coronary events. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Heart Association, DAAD and NATO. The proposed project, in collaboration with Professor Krohne, will focus on gender differences in coping with health behaviour and emotions among patients waiting for a heart transplant. |
Publications (partial selection)
| 2008 | Antonella Dewell, Gerdi Weidner, Michael Sumner, Christine S. Chi, Dean Ornish: A very-low-fat vegan diet increases intake of protective dietary factors and decreases intake of pathogenic dietary factors. In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2008, 347-356 |
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| 2008 | Joanne Frattaroli, Gerdi Weidner, Terri Merritt-Worden, Steven Frenda, Dean Ornish: Angina pectoris and atherosclerotic risk factors in the Multisite Cardiac Lifestyle Intervention Program. In: American Journal of Cardiology, 2008, 911-918 |
| 2008 | Dean Ornish, Mark Jesus M. Magbanua, Gerdi Weidner, Vivian Weinberg, Colleen Kemp, Christopher Green, Michael D. Mattie, Ruth Marlin, Jeff Simko, Katsuto Shinohara, Christopher M. Haqq, Peter R. Carroll: Changes in prostate gene expression in men undergoing an intensive nutrition and lifestyle intervention. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008, 8369-8374 |
| 2008 | Joanne Frattaroli, Gerdi Weidner, Colleen Kemp, Jennifer Daubenmier, Ruth Marlin, Lila Crutchfield, Loren Yglecias, Peter Carroll, Dean Ornish: Clinical events in Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial: results from two years of follow-up. In: Urology, 2008, 1319-1323 |
| 2008 | Dean Ornish, Jue Lin, Jennifer Daubenmier, Gerdi Weidner, Elissa Epel, Colleen Kemp, Mark Jesus M. Magbanua, Ruth Marlin, Loren Yglecias, Peter R. Carroll, Elizabeth H. Blackburn: Increased telomerase activity and comprehensive lifestyle changes: a pilot study. In: Lancet Oncology, 2008, 1048-1057 |
| 2008 | Claudia Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, Larry Scherwitz, Dean Ornish: Long-term effects of lifestyle changes on well-being and cardiac variables among CHD patients. In: Health Psychology, 2008, 584-592 |
| 2008 | Ute Schulz, Claudia Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, Jennifer Daubenmier, Melanie Elliot-Eller, Larry Scherwitz, Monica Bullinger, Dean Ornish: Social support group attendance is related to blood pressure, health behaviors and quality of life in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project. In: Psychology, Health and Medicine, 2008, 423-437 |
| 2007 | Claudia R. Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, Melanie Elliott-Eller, Dean Ornish: Lifestyle changes and clinical profile in CHD patients with ejection fraction <40% and >40% in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project.. In: European Journal of Heart Failure, 2007, 928-934 |
| 2007 | Deborah J. Toobert, Russell E. Glasgow, Lisa A. Strycker, Manuel Barrera Jr, Debra P. Ritzwoller, Gerdi Weidner: Long-term effects of the Mediterranean Lifestyle Program: A randomized clinical trial for postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes.. In: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2007, 1-12 |
| 2007 | Heike Spaderna, Jaqueline M. A. Smits, Axel O. Rahmel, Gerdi Weidner: Psychosocial and behavioural factors in heart transplant candidates - an overview.. In: Transplant International, 2007, 909-920 |
| 2007 | Antonella Dewell, Gerdi Weidner, Michael D. Sumner, Ruth O. Marlin, R. James Barnard, Dean Ornish: Relationship of dietary protein and soy isoflavones to serum IGF-1 and IGF binding proteins in the Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial.. In: Nutrition and Cancer, 2007, 35-42 |
| 2007 | Jennifer J. Daubenmier, Gerdi Weidner, Michael D. Sumner, Nancy Mendell, Terri Merritt-Worden, Joli Studley, Dean Ornish: The contribution of changes in diet, exercise, and stress management to changes in coronary risk in women and men in the Multisite Cardiac Lifestyle Intervention Program.. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 2007, 57-68 |
| 2006 | Claudia R. Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, Melanie Elliot-Eller, Larry Scherwitz, Terri A. Merritt-Worden, Ruth Marlin, Lee Lipsenthal, Robert Finkel, Donald Saunders, Patty McCormac, Judith M. Scheer, Richard E. Collins, Erminia M. Guarneri, Dean Ornish: Comparison of coronary risk factors and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients with--vs--without diabetes mellitus.. In: American Journal of Cardiology, 2006, 1267-1273 |
| 2006 | A.D. Pradhan, J.E. Manson, S.L. Hendrix, K.C. Johnson, L.E. Wagenknecht, M.N. Haan, G. Weidner, A.Z. LaCroix and N.R. Cook: Cross-sectional correlates of fasting hyperinsulinaemia among a multi-ethnic sample of postmenopausal women.. In: Diabetic Medicine, 2006, 77-85 |
| 2006 | Jennifer Daubenmier, Gerdi Weidner, Ruth Marlin, Lila Crutchfield, Stacey Dunn-Emke,Christine Chi, Billy Gao, Peter Carroll and Dean Ornish: Lifestyle and health-related quality of life of men with prostate cancer managed with active surveillance.. In: Urology, 2006, 125-130 |
| 2006 | Heike Spaderna, Gerdi Weidner: Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of heart failure - an overview.. In: Zeitschrift fuer Gesundheitspsychologie, 2006, 145-157 |
| 2006 | Claudia R. Pischke, Ruth Marlin, Gerdi Weidner, Christine Chi and Dean Ornish: The role of lifestyle in secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes. . In: Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 2006, 176-182 |
| 2005 | Carol Kronenwetter, Gerdi Weidner, Elaine B. Pettengill, Ruth Marlin, Lila Crutchfield, Patricia McCormac, Caren J. Raisin, Dean Ornish: A qualitative analysis of interviews of men with early stage prostate cancer: The Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial.. In: Cancer Nursing, 2005, 99-107 |
| 2005 | Monika Sieverding, Gerdi Weidner, Bettina von Volkmann: Cardiovascular reactivity in a simulated job interview: the role of gender role self-concept.. In: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2005, 1-10 |
| 2005 | Michael D. Sumner, Melanie Elliott-Eller, Gerdi Weidner, Jennifer Daubenmier, Mailine H Chew, Ruth Marlin, Caren J. Raisin, Dean Ornish: Effects of pomegranate juice consumption on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary heart disease.. In: American Journal of Cardiology, 2005, 810-814 |
| 2005 | Dean Ornish, Gerdi Weidner, William R. Fair, Ruth Marlin, Elaine B. Pettengill, Caren J. Raisin, Stacey Dunn-Emke, Lila Crutchfield, F. Nicholas Jacobs, R. James Barnard, William J. Aronson, Patricia McCormac, Damien J. McKnight, Jordan D. Fein, Ann M. Dnistrian, Jeanmarie Weinstein, Tung H. Ngo, Nancy R. Mendell, Peter R. Carroll: Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer.. In: Journal of Urology, 2005, 1065-1070 |
| 2005 | Stacey R. Dunn-Emke, Gerdi Weidner, Elaine B. Pettengill, Ruth Marlin, Christine Chi, Dean Ornish: Nutrient adequacy of a very low-fat vegan diet. . In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2005, 1442-1446 |
| 2004 | Sarah S. Knox, Jemma B. Wilk, Yuqing Zhang, Gerdi Weidner, R. Curtis Ellison: A genome scan for hostility: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.. In: Molecular Psychiatry, 2004, 124-126 |
| 2004 | Sonja L. Connor, Lila S. Ojeda, Gary Sexton, Gerdi Weidner, William E. Connor: Diets lower in folic acid and carotenoids are associated with the coronary disease epidemic in Central and Eastern Europe.. In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2004, 1793-1799 |
| 2004 | Sarah S. Knox, Gerdi Weidner, Arvil Adelman, Catherine M. Stoney, R. Curtis Ellison: Hostility and physiological risk in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study.. In: Archives of Internal Medicine, 2004, 2442-2448 |
| 2004 | Kristina Orth-Gomer, Gerdi Weidner, Margaret A. Chesney: Psychological influences on the heart.. In: Michael H. Crawford, John P. DiMarco Cardiology 2nd Edition. Elsevier Science, 2004. 1571-1576 |
| 2003 | Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Rodney Clark, Norman B. Anderson: Cultural aspects of Health Psychology.. In: Arthur M. Nezu, Christine M. Nezu, Pamela A. Geller, Health Psychology, Volume 9 of the Handbook of Psychology. John Wiley & Sons, 2003. 545-568 |
| 2003 | Gerdi Weidner, Virginia S. Cain: Gender gap in heart disease: lessons from Eastern Europe.. In: American Journal of Public Health, 2003, 768-770 |
| 2003 | Jenny Koertge, Gerdi Weidner, Melanie Elliott-Eller, Larry Scherwitz, Terri A. Merritt-Worden, Ruth Marlin, Lee Lipsenthal, Mimi Guarneri, Robert Finkel, Donald E. Saunders, Patty McCormac, Judith M. Scheer, Richard E. Collins, Dean Ornish: Improvement in medical risk factors and quality of life in women and men with coronary artery disease in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project.. In: American Journal of Cardiology, 2003, 1316-1322 |
| 2002 | Gerdi Weidner, Monika Sieverding, Nina Knoll: Geschlecht und koronare Gesundheit.. In: Ralf Schwarzer, Matthias Jerusalem, Hannelore Weber, Lexikon der Gesundheitspsychologie. Hogrefe, 2002. 139-142 |
| 2002 | Gerdi Weidner, Maria Kopp, Margareta Kristenson: Heart Disease: Environment, Stress and Gender (NATO Science Series, Series I: Life and Behavioural Sciences - Volume 327). IOS Press, 2002 |
| 2002 | Catherine R. Messina, Gerdi Weidner, Sonja L. Connor: Mothers' attitudes toward nutrition are related to daughters' but not to sons' plasma cholesterol levels.. In: Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 2002, 678-682 |
| 2002 | Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Rodney Clark, Norman B. Anderson: Sociodemographic diversity in Behavioral Medicine.. In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2002, 463-481 |
| 2002 | Sonja L. Connor, Lila S. Ojeda, Gary Sexton, Gerdi Weidner, William E. Connor The role of pathogenic and protective dietary factors and non-traditional risk factors in the coronary epidemic of eastern and central Europe.. In: Gerdi Weidner, Maria Kopp, Margareta Kristenson, Heart Disease: Environment, Stress and Gender (NATO Science Series, Series I: Life and Behavioural Sciences - Volume 327). IOS Press, 2002. 296-313 |
| 2002 | Gerdi Weidner: The role of stress and gender-related factors in the increase in heart disease in Eastern Europe.. In: Gerdi Weidner, Maria Kopp, Margareta Kristenson, Heart Disease: Environment, Stress and Gender (NATO Science Series, Series I: Life and Behavioural Sciences - Volume 327). IOS Press, 2002. 1-12 |
| 2002 | Margareta Kristenson, Virginia S. Cain, Gerdi Weidner: What have we learned so far? Implications for prevention. . In: Gerdi Weidner, Maria Kopp, Margareta Kristenson, Heart Disease: Environment, Stress and Gender (NATO Science Series, Series I: Life and Behavioural Sciences - Volume 327). IOS Press, 2002. 353-363 |
| 2001 | Gerdi Weidner, Carl-Walter Kohlmann, Myriam Horsten, Sarah P. Wamala, Karin Schenck-Gustafsson, Margita Hoegbom, Kristina Orth-Gomer: Cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress in the Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study.. In: Psychosomatic Medicine, 2001, 910-916 |
| 2001 | Gerdi Weidner: Gender and cardiovascular health.. In: Neil J. Smelser, Paul B. Baltes, The International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Elsevier, 2001. 5904-5907 |