Additional Titles & Roles
- Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
- Director, Behavioral Medicine Center
Education & Training
- Ph.D.: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1982
- M.A.: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1979
- B.S.: University of Oregon, 1975
Major Awards
- Distinguished Scientist Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2018
- Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research, Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, 2017
- Distinguished Service Award, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2016
- Distinguished Service Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2010
- President, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 2008, 2009
- Editor-in-Chief, Health Psychology, 2017-2023,
Areas of Clinical Interest
Cognitive behavior therapy
Research Interests
I am currently conducting a study of depression as a risk factor for multiple hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure, as well as a trial of stepped care for depression and self-care in patients with heart failure. Some of my other recent work focuses on methodological aspects of behavioral intervention research.
Recent Publications
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Validation of a two-item short form of the perceived health competence scale
Nair, D., Pennings, J. S., Bosworth, H. B., Freedland, K. E., Kripalani, S., Gordon, E. J., Birdee, G. S. & Bachmann, J. M., Dec 2025, In: Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 9, 1, 131.
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Psychiatric multimorbidity in heart failure
Freedland, K. E., Skala, J., Steinmeyer, B. C., Carney, R. & Rich, M. W., Oct 2025, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 197, 112368.
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Do complex psychometric analyses really matter? Comparing multiple approaches using individual participant data from antidepressant trials
Byrne, D., Doyle, F., Brannick, S., Carney, R. M., Cuijpers, P., Dima, A. L., Freedland, K. E., Guerin, S., Hevey, D., Kathuria, B., Wallace, E. & Boland, F., Oct 1 2025, In: Psychological medicine. 55, e289.
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Applying advanced psychometric approaches yields differential randomized trial effect sizes: secondary analysis of individual participant data from antidepressant studies using the Hamilton rating scale for depression
Byrne, D., Boland, F., Brannick, S., Carney, R. M., Cuijpers, P., Dima, A. L., Freedland, K. E., Guerin, S., Hevey, D., Kathuria, B., Wallace, E. & Doyle, F., Jul 2025, In: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 183, 111762.
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Large decrease in posttraumatic stress disorder severity and cardiovascular disease outcomes
Salas, J., Sheth, P., Cohen, B. E., Freedland, K. E., Jaffe, A. S., Schnurr, P. P., Friedman, M., Lustman, P. J. & Scherrer, J. F., Jul 1 2025, In: General Hospital Psychiatry. 95, p. 102-108 7 p.