Julienne Bower named George F. Solomon professor of psychobiology

The Norman Cousins Center for Psychoneuroimmunology at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Julienne Bower, UCLA professor of psychology and psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences, to the George F. Solomon professorship of psychobiology. Bower will continue Solomon’s pioneering work in the field of psychoneuroimmunology by leading the effort to develop innovative programs in evidence-based behavioral approaches to prevent disease, promote healing and enhance overall well-being in patients and survivors of cancer.

Since receiving her Ph.D. in psychology at UCLA, Bower completed a postdoctoral fellowship and became a full professor at UCLA. Through her research, she has been recognized as an expert in clinical and health psychology. Her work focuses on interactions between psychology and the immune system in cancer patients and survivors.

She has received a Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society New Investigator Award, an American Psychological Association Award for outstanding contributions to health psychology and a STOP Cancer Foundation Career Development Award. Bower also serves as a research scientist at the Cousins center and co-director of the Jonsson center's Patients and Survivors program.

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