Stony Brook Professor Chosen For Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award
STONY BROOK, NY — Stony Brook University psychology Professor Marci Lobel has been named the recipient of a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, school officials said. Lobel was awarded this recognition for her expertise in stress, coping, and their effects on health, particularly reproductive health, with her studies establishing the harmful impact of stress on pregnant women, and their offspring and identified factors that elevate or alleviate stress. She will spend part of the next academic year beginning January 2026 at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic, where she will conduct research on stress in pregnant Czech women and teach a unique course in the Psychology of Women’s Health that she introduced at Stony Brook. The class is now a model for courses at numerous other universities.Lobel is an award-winning faculty member in Stony Brook’s Department of Psychology for 35 years and she holds a joint appointment in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine at Stony Brook Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and her PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles.Fulbright Distinguished Scholar awards are viewed as the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholar Program, and they are presented to scholars who have substantial experience in their discipline or area of expertise. Distinguished Scholars are expected to actively engage host institutions in a spirit of promoting mutual understanding and sharing knowledgeResearch from the Stress and Reproduction Laboratory that Lobel directs addresses critical public health issues, including the impact of discrimination on racial disparities in birth outcomes, pandemic-related prenatal stress effects, and psychosocial aspects of infertility and assisted reproductive technologies.She has authored more than 300 scientific articles and presentations and she collaborates in multiple international research projects. She is a recipient of national and university awards for her research, teaching, mentoring, and service, and also conducts research on mentoring and leads workshops on teaching and mentoring.Joanne Davila, chair of the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, said she Lobel's colleagues are "thrilled" about Lobel's award. "She’s so well deserving of it. It’s an important opportunity both for her and for her colleagues in the Czech Republic," she added.Lobel focuses on women’s unique health experiences and differences between men and women in disease symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, and outcome.She notes that the topics are critical areas of understanding for healthcare professionals, scientists, and others concerned about women’s health.“Our research and other studies confirm that high stress during pregnancy increases risk for low birthweight and preterm birth, which are major contributors to poor health and development in infants, children, and adults,” she said. “Yet stress in Czech pregnant women has received little attention. Identifying stress prenatally facilitates prevention and interventions to improve health outcomes for women and children. Masaryk University is an ideal place to expand knowledge about women’s health.""The course that I will teach and my research to investigate stress in pregnant Czech women will fill important gaps in the study and treatment of women’s health in the Czech Republic," she said. "I am eager to learn about the mental and physical health of Czech women and share innovations between the US and the Czech Republic to promote the health and well-being of women, children, and their families in both countries."David Wrobel, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, called the award "wonderful news.”“The prestigious Fulbright program is a fantastic opportunity for Professor Lobel to continue the important work she is doing to expand knowledge of women’s health," she said. "I could not be more pleased that Professor Lobel will be a cultural and intellectual ambassador for the US, CAS, and Stony Brook University.”The article Stony Brook Professor Chosen For Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award appeared first on Three Village, NY Patch.
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