Dr. Frances S. Chen

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsGeneral, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology,Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology
Keywordshormones, social support, social connection, stress and coping, neuroendocrinology
Honours and awards

2018: Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award

2016: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award

2016: UBC Psychology Knox Teaching Excellence Award

2010: Fulbright Scholar

Current contact address

CountryCanada
CityVancouver
InstitutionUniversity of British Columbia
InstituteDepartment of Psychology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Markus HeinrichsInstitut für Psychologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2022Anderl, C., de Wit, A.E., Giltay, E.J., Oldehinkel, A.J., & Chen, F.S.: Association between adolescent oral contraceptive use and future major depressive disorder: A prospective cohort study. In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, and Allied Disciplines, 63, 2022, 333-341
2021Roddick, C.M., & Chen, F.S.: Effects of chronic and state loneliness on heart rate variability in women. In: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, 2021, 460-475
2021Roddick, C.M., Christie, C.D., Madden, K.M., & Chen, F.S.: Social integration after moving to a new city predicts lower systolic blood pressure. In: Psychophysiology, 58, 2021, e13924
2020Anderl, C., Li, G., & Chen, F.S.: Oral contraceptive use in adolescence predicts lasting vulnerability to depression in adulthood. In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 62, 2020, 148-156
2011 Chen, F.S., Kumsta, R., von Dawans, B., Monakhov, M., Ebstein, R.P., & Heinrichs, M.: Common oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) polymorphism and social support interact to reduce stress in humans. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, 2011, 19937-19942