Nancy Adler
American psychologist (1946–2024)
Nancy Elinor Adler (July 26, 1946 – January 4, 2024) was an American health psychologist. She was the Lisa and John Pritzker Professor of Medical Psychology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and director of UCSF's Center for Health and Community Sciences. Adler was known for her research on health behaviors, health disparities, and social determinants of health.
Adler was the director of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health from its foundation to December 1996. She was the director of the Evidence for Action (E4A), a UCSF health program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Biography
Adler was born in Manhattan on July 26, 1946. Her father was a salesman and clothing manufacturer and her mother was a teacher. The family later moved to Denver.
Adler completed her undergraduate studies at Wellesley College, where she conducted research with Claire Zimmerman. She entered the PhD Program in Social Relations at Harvard University in 1968 and was mentored by Herbert Kelman, an expert on social influence and cognitive dissonance.
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