- PhD (Biology), 1998, Stanford University
- AB (Biology), 1992, Princeton University
My research interests focus on the relationship between stress, broadly defined, and illness. My past work has considered the reciprocal relationship between depression and physical illness, the relationship between depression, anxiety, stress and cortisol levels, the relationship between psychosocial factors and sleep quality, and the genetics of morning cortisol levels. Current research projects include:
- investigating differences in cortisol levels across populations
- investigating the relationship between cortisol levels and anthropometric measures
- studying links among the social environment, sleep, and health
- studying patterns of healthcare use and disability in the US Army
- Kurina LM, Knutson KL, Hawkley LC, Cacioppo JT, Lauderdale DS, Ober C. Loneliness is associated with sleep fragmentation in a communal society. SLEEP; In press.
- Goldacre MJ, Kurina LM, Wotton C, Yeates D, Seagroatt V. Schizophrenia and cancer: an epidemiological study. British Journal of Psychiatry 2005;187:334-338.
- Kurina LM, Weiss LA, Graves SW, Parry R, Williams GH, Abney M, Ober C. Sex differences in the genetic basis of morning serum cortisol levels: genome-wide screen identifies two novel loci specific to women. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2005;90:4747-4752.
- Kurina LM, Gulati M, Everson-Rose SA, Chung PJ, Karavolos K, Cohen NJ, Kandula N, Lukezic R, Dugan SA, Sowers MF, Powell LH, Pickett KE. The effect of menopause on grip and pinch strength: results from the Chicago, Illinois, site of the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. American Journal of Epidemiology.160(5): 484-491, 2004. Newspaper article regarding this publication.
- Kurina LM, Schneider B, Waite L. Stress, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and cortisol patterns in working parents. Stress and Health. 20: 53-63, 2004.
- Williams K, Kurina LM. The social structure, stress, and women's health. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 45: 1099-1118, 2002.
- Kurina LM, Goldacre MJ, Yeates D, Gill L. Appendicectomy, tonsillectomy and inflammatory bowel disease: a case-control record linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 56:551-554, 2002.
- Kurina LM, Goldacre MJ, Yeates D, Gill L. Depression and anxiety in people with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 55:716-720, 2001.
- Goldacre MJ, Kurina LM, Seagroatt V, Yeates D, Gill L. Abortion and breast cancer: a case-control record-linkage study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 55: 336-337, 2001.
- Goldacre M, Kurina LM, Yeates D, Seagroatt V, Gill L. Use of large medical databases to study associations between diseases. Quarterly Journal of Medicine 93:669-675, 2000.
- Kurina LM, Vitousek PM. Nitrogen fixation rates of Stereocaulon vulcani on young Hawaiian lava flows. Biogeochemistry 55:179-194, 2001.
- Crews TE, Kurina LM, Vitousek PM. Organic matter and nitrogen accumulation and nitrogen fixation during early ecosystem development in Hawaii. Biogeochemistry. 52:259-279, 2001.
- Kurina LM, Vitsouek PM. Controls over the accumulation and decline of a nitrogen fixing lichen, Stereocaulon vulcani, on young Hawaiian lava flows. Journal of Ecology. 87:784-799, 1999.
- Wagner D, Kurina LM. The influence of ants and water availability on oviposition behaviour and survivorship of a facultatively ant-tended herbivore. Ecological Entomology. 22:352-360, 1997.
- HSTD 30700 - Clinical Epidemiology Research Methods
- HSTD 30500 - Issues in Women's Health
- HSTD 31000 - Epidemiologic Methods
Last Updated: October 13, 2011