The Psychology Colloquium series presents Dr. Marcellus Merritt on “The John Henryism Hypothesis and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Potential Mechanisms and New Frontiers” on Friday, April 17, at 11:50 a.m. in Porter 102.
Merritt’s research program on stress and cardiovascular health disparities is comprised of two corresponding lines of work: 
1) analysis of underlying social psychological and physiological stress mechanisms for excess rates of cardiovascular disease risk among diverse populations, and; 2) analysis of health protective behaviors that are linked with reduced risk for adverse health outcomes.
Merritt is also examining how tailored relaxation interventions enhance cardiovascular and neuroendocrine recovery to mental stress and nighttime dipping blood pressure and heart rate among young adults with a history of cardiovascular disease. By providing proper coping skills training and improving cardiovascular recovery to psychosocial stress he hopes to reduce future risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes among diverse populations.
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