Stephanie Brown, PhD

Selected Publications:

Are subjective well-being measures any better than decision utility measures?
Smith DM, Brown S, Ubel PA. Health Economics, Policy, & Law. 3(1):85-92, 2008.

Mispredictions and misrecollections: Challenges for subjective outcome measurement.
Smith DM, Brown S, Ubel PA. Disability and Rehabilitation . 1:1-7, 2007.

Towards uniting the behavioral sciences with a gene-centered approach to altruism
Brown, RM, Brown S. Behavioral and Brain Sciences . 30:19-20, 2007.

Perceived patient suffering and caregiver compassion: New opportunities for research, practice, and policy.
Schulz R, Herbert R, Dew A, Brown S, Scheier M, Beach S, Et al.. Gerontologist . 47:1-13, 2007.

Health effects of caregiving: Studies of helping behavior needed!
Brown S. Alzheimer's Care Quarterly. 8:235-246, 2007.

Selective investment theory: Recasting the functional significance of close relationships.
Brown S, Brown, RM. Psychological Inquiry. 17:1-29, 2006.

SIT stands and delivers: A reply to the commentaries.
Brown S, Brown, RM. Psychological Inquiry. 17:60-74, 2006.

Peer mentoring: A culturally sensitive approach to end-of-life planning for chronic dialysis patients.
Brown S, Smith DM, Kelly G, Swartz J, Swartz R, Perry E. American Journal of Kidney Disease. 46:111-119, 2005.

Social bonds, motivational conflict, and altruism: Implications for neurobiology.
Brown S, Brown, RM. Behavioral and Brain Sciences . 28:351-352, 2005.

Evidence that a preference for consistency increases with age.
Brown S, Asher T, Cialdini RB. Journal of Research in Personality. 39:517-533, 2005.

Religion and emotional compensation: Results from a prospective study of widowhood.
Brown S, Nesse RM, House JS, Uts R. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 30:1165-1174, 2004.

When female dominance may be relevant to mate-selection criteria.
Brown S, Lewis BP. Evolution & Human Behavior. 25:406-415, 2004.

Providing social support may be more beneficial than receiving it: results from a prospective study of mortality.
Brown S, Nesse RM, Vinokur AD, Smith DM. Psychological Science. 14:320-327, 2003.

The inter-relations among poor health, depression, and loved ones' messages of support and criticism as risk factors for suicide and suicide risk.
Brown S, Vinokur AD. American Journal of Community Psychology. 32:131-141, 2003.

The effects of perspective taking on motivations for helping: Still no evidence for altruism.
Maner J, Luce C, Neuberg SL, Cialdini RB, Brown S, Sagarin B, Et al.. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 28:1601-1610, 2002.

Paradoxical self-deception: Maybe not so paradoxical after all.
Brown S, Kenrick DT. Behavioral and Brain Sciences . 20:109-110, 1997.

Revisiting the altruism debate: When one into one equals oneness.
Cialdini RB, Brown S, Lewis BP, Luce C, Neuberg SL. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 73:481-494, 1997.

Does empathy lead to anything more than superficial helping? Comment on Baston et al.
Neuberg SL, Cialdini RB, Brown S, Luce C, Sagarin B, Lewis BP. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 73:510-516, 1997.

Gender and video game performance.
Brown, RM, Hall LR, Holtzer R, Brown S, Brown NL. Sex Roles. 36:793-812, 1997.

Al Capone, discrete morphs, and complex dynamic systems.
Kenrick DT, Brown S. Behavioral and Brain Sciences . 18:560-561, 1995.

Age preferences and mate choice among homosexuals and heterosexuals: A case for modular psychological mechanisms.
Kenrick DT, Keefe R, Bryan A, Barr A, Brown S. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 69:1166-1172, 1995.

"I am Not Alone": The feasibility and acceptability of interactive voice response (IVR)-facilitated telephone peer support among older adults with heart failure (HF).
Heisler M, Halasyamani L, Resnicow K, Neaton M, Shanahan J, Brown S, Piette JD. In Press.

Patient-staff interactions and mental health in chronic dialysis patients.
Swartz R, Perry E, Brown S, Swartz J, Vinokur AD. Health and Social Work . In Press.

Patient-staff interactions and mental health in chronic dialysis patients.
Swartz R, Perry E, Brown S, Swartz J, Vinokur AD. Health and Social Work . In Press.

Patient-staff interactions and mental health in chronic dialysis patients.
Swartz R, Perry E, Brown S, Swartz J, Vinokur AD. Health and Social Work . In Press.

Patient-staff interactions and mental health in chronic dialysis patients.
Swartz R, Perry E, Brown S, Swartz J, Vinokur AD. Health and Social Work . In Press.