VCU to Host Presentation on Well-Being and Prolonged Stress

By Malorie Burkett

The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing's Center for Biobehavioral Clinical Research will host a presentation titled "Maintaining Well-Being in the Midst of Prolonged Stress: The Role of Positive Emotions in the Stress Process."

The event will take place Monday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St.

The featured speaker is Susan Folkman, Ph.D., director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of California. Folkman is internationally recognized for her theoretical and empirical contributions to the field of psychological stress and coping.

Since 1988, her work has focused on stress and coping in the context of HIV disease and other chronic illness, especially on issues related to caregiving and bereavement. In addition, her research has been supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Nursing Research and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

For more information, or to interview Folkman, contact Malorie Janis at 804.827.0889.