Honoring the Lives and Contributions of Past ABMR Fellows
Nancy Adler, PhD
Dr. Adler, the visionary who co-authored the foundational textbook of health psychology in 1979 and dedicated her life to understanding the profound link between social factors and health, died peacefully at her home on January 4, 2024, at the age of 77. "Nancy Adler is one of the most impactful psychological researchers of our era," said Elissa Epel, PhD, professor and vice chair for adult psychology in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and co-director of the UCSF Center for Health and Community (CHC), where Nancy had established her influential research home. "She was my mentor for almost 30 years, and I would not be here, or doing the type of interdisciplinary cell-to-society research I am doing, if it were not for her. Her impact is unending."
Learn more about Dr. Adler’s legacy: https://psych.ucsf.edu/news/nancy-adler.
Norman B. Anderson, PhD
Dr. Anderson, clinical psychologist and well-known leader in the behavioral and social sciences, passed unexpectedly on March 1, 2024, while recovering from knee surgeries. Dr. Anderson was born on October 16, 1955, in Greensboro, NC. His parents were the late Drs. Charles W. and Lois J. Anderson, who were co-pastors of United Institutional Baptist Church in Greensboro. He is survived by his wife of more than 37 years, Elizabeth, and his extended family.
Dr. Anderson has served as a valuable resource to ABMR Members in various capacities, including leadership training, mentorship, and service to the ABMR DEIA Committee and ESI Program. Learn more about Dr. Anderson’s legacy - https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2024/03/02/fsu-remembers-eminent-psychologist-and-national-academy-member-norman-b-anderson/.
John Barefoot, PhD
John Calvin Barefoot died peacefully at the UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro after a long illness on April 11, 2023. From 1983 until his retirement he was an Associate Research Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Duke University Medical Center where he specialized in investigating the correlation between psychosocial factors and heart disease.
Learn more about Dr. Barefoot’s legacy: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsobserver/name/john-barefoot-obituary?id=51630369.
Neil Schneiderman, PhD
Dr. Schneiderman passed away on October 6, 2023, at the age of 86. Neil was the James L. Knight Professor of Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Public Health Sciences, and Biomedical Engineering. Within the Psychology Department, he founded the Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology Program and served as its director since the program’s inception in 1986. From 2007 until the present, Neil was the principal investigator (PI) of the Miami Field Center of the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, which is the most comprehensive long-term study of health and disease in Hispanics and Latinos living in the U.S. He served as President of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Neil gave his time and resources to train generations of researchers and clinicians in the field of Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology, mentoring countless number of students and colleagues over the years.
Learn more about Dr. Schneiderman’s legacy: https://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/nshneiderman.