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Suzanne G. Helfer

Suzanne G. Helfer, (517) 264-3954

Professor, Psychology

shelfer@adrian.edu

Degrees

  • Pennsylvania State University, B.S.
  • Ohio University, M.S.
  • Ohio University , Ph.D.

Specialties

  • the placebo effect
  • pain
  • exercise adherence
  • cardiovascular reactivity to stress

Biography

    ​Courses Frequently Taught

    • Biopsychology
    • Health Psychology
    • Research Methods for Psychology Majors 

    Selected Research

    Allen, A. J., McCubbin, J. A., Loveless, J. P., Helfer, S. G. (in press). Effects of estrogen and opioid blockade on blood pressure reactivity to stress in postmenopausal women, Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 

    Greers, A. L., Rose, J. P., Fowler, S. L., Rasinski, H., Brown, J. A., Helfer, S. G. (in press). Why does choice enhance treatment effectiveness? Using placebo treatments to demonstrate the role of personal control. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 

    Helfer, S. G., Greers, A. L., Kamody, R. C. (2013). Monitoring, but not blunting, affects placebo analgesia. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA. 

    Helfer, S. G., Kamody, R. C., Johnson, K., Cieslak, C., Fowler, S. L., Greers, A. L. (2012). Affective expectations increase positive mood, exercise intentions and exercise duration. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New Orleans, LA. 

    Kamody, R. C., Woltja, E., Bujega, A. D., Jackson, S., Helfer, S. G. (2011). The placebo effect and the relationship between blood pressure and pain sensitivity. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 16, 175-179.