Outlook: Newsletter of the Society of Behavorial Medicine

Spring 2019

Members in the News

The following Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) members and their research were recently featured in news articles, videos, or journals. To have your news spot featured in the next issue of Outlook, please email aschmidt@sbm.org.

Belinda Borelli, PhD
Dr. Borelli co-authored an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine about the effectiveness of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation. Dr. Borrelli has recently been quoted on the same topic by CNN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and in an interview on National Public Radio.

Abby C. King, PhD
Dr. King is the senior author of the top most cited article published in JAMA in 2018 (ranked by Altmetric).

Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH
Dr. Ramirez was elected as President of the Board of Directors for The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST).

Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS
Dr. Segar was featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition and in a video by Newsy.com about the implications of the updated 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for motivation and behavior change. Dr. Segar also co-authored a commentary on the subject in the American College of Sports Medicine's Sports Medicine Bulletin.