Kevin S. Masters (born 1958) is a Professor of
Psychology at the
University of Colorado Denver. Since 2009, he has been editor-in-chief of the ''
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
The ''Journal of Behavioral Medicine'' is an interdisciplinary medical journal published by Springer, addressing the interactions of the behavioral sciences with other fields of medicine
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a pat ...
'', where he was earlier an associate editor (2005–2009). He has also served as associate editor at ''
Annals of Behavioral Medicine'' (2009–2011).
[ and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Masters has published numerous articles on the health effects and correlates of religion and spirituality.
]
Biography
Masters was born in 1958.Worldcat person data, Kevin S. Masters
(accessed 5 July 2014) He obtained his baccalaureate degree in psychology in 1980 from
Cedarville College
Cedarville University is a private Baptist university in Cedarville, Ohio. It is chartered by the state of Ohio, approved by the Ohio Board of Regents, and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Established in 1887, the school was origin ...
, (BA, 1980), later obtaining graduate degrees in
clinical psychology
Clinical psychology is an integration of social science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and persona ...
from the
University of Dayton, (MA, 1982) and
Brigham Young University (PhD, 1989).
[Kevin Masters CV]
(accessed 5 July 2014).) His doctoral thesis focused on why people run the
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
.
[Masters, Kevin S. (1988). "The psychology of the marathon : an exploration of how and why people run 26.2 miles." Doctoral dissertation in psychology. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, Department of Psychology. ]
Publications (selected)
Spirituality, religion, and health:
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References
External links
Faculty page
Living people
Psychologists of religion
Brigham Young University alumni
Cedarville University alumni
University of Dayton alumni
Academic journal editors
1958 births
American clinical psychologists
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