Affiliation:

University of California - Los Angeles

Gender:

Female

Award Discipline:

Behavioral and Social Science

Award Year:

2023

Citation:

"For groundbreaking research into mental health and the power of human connection. Her work showed that optimism, self-esteem, and strong relationships improve the health of people with cancer, diabetes, and other diseases, helping establish the fields of social cognition, health psychology, and social neuroscience, and increasing our Nation’s well-being."

Presented by President Biden at a White House Ceremony on October 24, 2023.