Robyn DeLuca
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Robyn Stein DeLuca earned her Ph.D. in Social and Health Psychology, with a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies. Her research interests include the psychology of women's reproductive health; specifically determinants of postpartum depression and childbirth satisfaction. Her teaching interests include the psychology of women, social and abnormal psychology, feminist theory, women's health, and women’s interactions in the American healthcare system. Her teaching interests have expanded in the last few years to include women and religion – particularly how women are represented in the sacred texts of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Dr. DeLuca has served as the Executive Director of the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program and also as the Faculty Director of the Living Learning Center in Human Sexual and Gender Development. |
Publications
Lobel, M. and DeLuca, R.S. (2007). Psychosocial sequelae of cesarean delivery: Review and analysis of their causes and implications. Social Science and Medicine, 64, 2272-2284.
Graham, J.E., Lobel, M., & DeLuca, R.S. (2002). Anger after childbirth: An overlooked reaction to childbirth and postpartum stressors. Psychology of Women’s Quarterly, 26, 222-233.
Stanton, A.L., Lobel, M., Sears, S., & DeLuca, R.S. (2002). Psychosocial aspects of selected issues in women’s reproductive health: Current status and future directions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 70, 751-770.
DeLuca, R.S. and Lobel, M. (1995). Conception, commitment, and health behavior practices in medically high-risk pregnant women. Women’s Health: Research on Gender, Behavior and Policy, 1, 257-271.
Lobel, M., DeLuca, R.S., Kaminer, A., & Kazes-Garrison, J. (1994). The Prenatal Health Behavior Scale. Stony Brook University.
Spring 2013
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Department
Brooke Belisle, a 2013 New Faculty Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies will join the department next year. "Click here for more info"
Vivien Hartog Award Recipients Announced
Robert Harvey gave a lecture entitled "Partage informe: Foucault's Transgression" at a philosophy & literature symposium at Brown University on April 5.
Sarah Paruolo, gave a paper at ACLA 2013 in Toronto titled "Shadows of Trujillo:Oscar Wao and the Haunting of a People."
Marcus Brock, was admitted into the 2013 Cornell School of Criticism and Theory, was invited to moderate the VIP screening and reception for the filmPortrait of Jason, and will give a talk at the Stony Brook LGBTA Spring Retreat.

