Welcome to the PRRISM Lab!

Health Psychology @ LMU

We study relationships between stigma, stress, and health.

Stress can have significant negative effects on our mental and physical health.

In the PRRISM lab, we study how some psychological and social factors can increase risk for poor health outcomes, whereas others can promote resilience in the face of stressors, including chronic medical diseases such as cancer.

 

Timothy J. Williamson, Ph.D., MPH

PRRISM Lab Director

I am a clinical health psychologist with specialized training in public health and psycho-oncology.


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Topics we study in the PRRISM Lab:

  • Mental Health

  • Self-Compassion

  • Stigma & Social Exclusion

  • Physical Health

  • Loneliness

  • Social Support

  • Sleep

  • Cancer

  • Patient-Clinician Communication

  • Blood Pressure

Meet our Research Team!

Learn more about our team of students, staff, and faculty who work together to understand the interrelationships between stress, stigma, resilience, and health.


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Current Research

Learn more about our current or recently completed research projects, inclduing our studies on lung cancer stigma and self-compassion.


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