Elissa S. Epel

Also affiliated with Unity Health System, University of San Francisco

MedicineNeuroscienceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPsychology

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Driven by 31 papers. Top paper: “Randomized controlled trial of digital cognitive behavior therapy for prenatal insomnia symptoms: effects on postpartum insomnia and mental health”.

Randomized controlled trial of digital cognitive behavior therapy for prenatal insomnia symptoms: effects on postpartum insomnia and mental health

SLEEP(2021)10.1093/sleep/zsab280

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1.8DataRank · unranked

67 citations

Elissa S. Epel, John Neuhaus, Andrew D. Krystal, Aric A. Prather, Jennifer N. Felder

Omega-3 supplementation and stress reactivity of cellular aging biomarkers: an ancillary substudy of a randomized, controlled trial in midlife adults

Molecular Psychiatry(2021)10.1038/s41380-021-01077-2

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53 citations

Martha A. Belury, Rebecca Andridge, Megan E. Renna, M. Rosie Shrout, William B. Malarkey +4 more

Dimensions of childhood adversity differentially affect biological aging in major depression

Translational Psychiatry(2022)10.1038/s41398-022-02198-0

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41 citations

Ekaterina Protsenko, Ruoting Yang, Victor I. Reus, Rasha Hammamieh, Gwyneth W. Y. Wu +6 more

DNA methylation GrimAge version 2

Aging(2022)10.18632/aging.204434

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0.855DataRank · unranked

298 citations

Alexandra M. Binder, Joshua Zhang, Qi Yan, Alex P. Reiner, Simon R. Cox +16 more

Long-term effects of a prenatal mindfulness intervention on depressive symptoms in a diverse sample of women.

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology(2022)10.1037/ccp0000776

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0.576DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Elissa S. Epel, Michael Coccia, Kimberly Coleman‐Phox, Cassandra Vieten, Nancy E. Adler +3 more

Shorter telomere length predicts poor antidepressant response and poorer cardiometabolic indices in major depression

Scientific Reports(2023)10.1038/s41598-023-35912-z

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0.508DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Gwyneth W. Y. Wu, Victor I. Reus, Jue Lin, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Elissa S. Epel +4 more

“GrimAge,” an epigenetic predictor of mortality, is accelerated in major depressive disorder

Translational Psychiatry(2021)10.1038/s41398-021-01302-0

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109 citations

Ruoting Yang, Brent Nier, Victor I. Reus, Rasha Hammamieh, Ryan Rampersaud +9 more

Blood-based mitochondrial respiratory chain function in major depression

Translational Psychiatry(2021)10.1038/s41398-021-01723-x

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31 citations

Synthia H. Mellon, Marlon A. McGill, Martin Picard, Victor I. Reus, Christina M. Hough +5 more

Adversity in early life and pregnancy are immunologically distinct from total life adversity: macrophage-associated phenotypes in women exposed to interpersonal violence

Translational Psychiatry(2021)10.1038/s41398-021-01498-1

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30 citations

Melissa J. Hagan, Iris M. Steine, Luisa M. Rivera, Steve W. Cole, Alyssa Baccarella +4 more

Effects of Aerobic Exercise Training on Daily Psychological Processes in Family Caregivers: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Affective Science(2021)10.1007/s42761-020-00026-6

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5 citations

Mark R. Beauchamp, Jordan Weiss, Samantha Schilf, Benjamin A. Hives, Anita DeLongis +4 more

Accomplishing breakthroughs in behavioural medicine research

Nature Human Behaviour(2021)10.1038/s41562-021-01134-4

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1 citations

Simon Bacon, Gary G. Bennett, Elizabeth Brondolo, Susan M. Czajkowski, Michael A. Diefenbach +7 more

The Psychological Distress of Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study of the Emotional Experiences of Parents and Their Coping Strategies

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics(2022)10.1016/j.jand.2022.05.010

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56 citations

Barbara Laraia, Christina Feiner, Karina Solis, Anita L. Stewart, Nancy E. Adler +2 more

The Effects of a Prenatal Mindfulness Intervention on Infant Autonomic and Behavioral Reactivity and Regulation

Psychosomatic Medicine(2022)10.1097/psy.0000000000001066

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28 citations

Michael Coccia, Elissa S. Epel, Cassandra Vieten, Nancy E. Adler, Barbara Laraia +4 more

Intergenerational effects of maternal lifetime stressor exposure on offspring telomere length in Black and White women

Psychological Medicine(2022)10.1017/s0033291722003397

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11 citations

Joanna Guan, Jue Lin, Elissa J. Hamlat, Jordan E. Parker, Kristy Brownell +7 more

The Climate Change and Mental Health Task Force: One Academic Psychiatry Department’s Efforts to Heed the Call to Action

Academic Psychiatry(2022)10.1007/s40596-022-01606-3

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3 citations

Caitlin Hasser, M.G. Burke, Galen L. Bussmann, Annemarie Charlesworth, Robin Cooper +7 more

Cellular allostatic load is linked to increased energy expenditure and accelerated biological aging

Psychoneuroendocrinology(2023)10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106322

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72 citations

Gabriel Sturm, Jue Lin, Sarah A. Ware, Kalpita R. Karan, Anna S. Monzel +12 more

Early life adversity predicts an accelerated cellular aging phenotype through early timing of puberty

Psychological Medicine(2023)10.1017/s0033291723001629

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27 citations

Torsten B. Neilands, Barbara Laraia, Joshua Zhang, Ake T. Lu, Jue Lin +3 more

Psychological stress is associated with arterial inflammation in people living with treated HIV infection

Brain Behavior and Immunity(2023)10.1016/j.bbi.2023.06.019

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19 citations

Nidhi S. Mundada, Shady Abohashem, Renaud La Joie, Leonardo Iaccarino, Victor M. Arechiga +6 more

A Lens on Caregiver Stress in Cancer: Longitudinal Investigation of Cancer-Related Stress and Telomere Length Among Family Caregivers of Adult Patients With Cancer

Psychosomatic Medicine(2023)10.1097/psy.0000000000001220

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4 citations

Jue Lin, Elissa S. Epel, Charles S. Carver, Youngmee Kim

Longitudinal associations between adolescent skin color satisfaction and adult health outcomes in Black women.

Health Psychology(2023)10.1037/hea0001336

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4 citations

Craig K. Enders, Stephanie L. Fitzpatrick, Mahasin S. Mujahid, Barbara Laraia, Elissa S. Epel +2 more

Food insecurity, poor diet, and metabolic measures: The roles of stress and cortisol

Appetite(2024)10.1016/j.appet.2024.107294

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23 citations

Jordan E. Parker, Cameron R. Wiley, Elissa S. Epel, Barbara Laraia, Cindy W. Leung +2 more

Feasibility and Acceptability of Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction and Prenatal Sleep Classes for Poor Prenatal Sleep Quality: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Behavioral Sleep Medicine(2024)10.1080/15402002.2024.2359415

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7 citations

Riya Mirchandaney, Rachel Manber, Judith Cuneo, Andrew D. Krystal, Nancy Pearl Solomon +7 more

Who engages in well-being interventions? An analysis of a global digital intervention study

The Journal of Positive Psychology(2024)10.1080/17439760.2024.2417098

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7 citations

Darwin A. Guevarra, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Elissa S. Epel, Yoobin Park

Stress-induced eating in rural adolescents: Unique variability among boys and adolescents with obesity

Appetite(2024)10.1016/j.appet.2024.107705

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2 citations

Brandi Y. Rollins, Elissa S. Epel, Regina Lozinski, Lori A. Francis

Racial discrimination and telomere shortening among African Americans: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.

Health Psychology(2020)10.1037/hea0000832

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91 citations

Yijie Wang, Connor D. Martz, Natalie Slopen, Tiffany Yip, Nancy E. Adler +8 more

Leukocyte telomere length change in children with obesity in the context of an isocaloric fructose restriction intervention

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome(2025)10.1186/s13098-025-01611-0

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1 citations

Elissa S. Epel, Jue Lin, Viva Tai, Jean-Marc Schwarz, Susan M. Noworolski +5 more

Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Predicts Infant Infectious and Noninfectious Illness

The Journal of Pediatrics(2020)10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.041

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49 citations

Jennifer Savitz, Michael Coccia, Karen Jones‐Mason, Nancy E. Adler, W. Thomas Boyce +3 more

The Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Psychological Functioning in Family Caregivers: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Annals of Behavioral Medicine(2020)10.1093/abm/kaaa031

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19 citations

E. Jean Buckler, Jordan Weiss, Samantha Schilf, Kirsten L. Johansen, Elissa S. Epel +2 more

The association of maternal psychosocial stress with newborn telomere length

PLoS ONE(2020)10.1371/journal.pone.0242064

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29 citations

Lara Cushing, Jue Lin, Stephanie M. Eick, Dana E. Goin, Elissa S. Epel +3 more

“GrimAge,” an epigenetic predictor of mortality, is accelerated in Major Depressive Disorder

medRxiv(2020)10.1101/2020.12.25.20248290

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10 citations

Ruoting Yang, Brent Nier, Victor I. Reus, Rasha Hammamieh, Ryan Rampersaud +9 more

Stress and telomere shortening: Insights from cellular mechanisms

Ageing Research Reviews(2021)10.1016/j.arr.2021.101507

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371 citations

Elissa S. Epel, Jue Lin