Doug Oman, Ph.D.
Assistant Adjunct Professor
PHONE: (510) 643-1250
FAX: (413) 826-5729
LOCATION: 207-M University Hall
E-MAIL: dougoman@post.harvard.edu
Research Interests
- Psychosocial and health correlates of learning from spiritual exemplars by college undergraduates
- Professional empathy (grant: Fetzer Instutute)
Publications
Oman
D, Hedberg J, & Thoresen CE (2006). Passage meditation reduces perceived stress in health professionals: A randomized, controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 714-719.
Oman
D, Thoresen, CE (2007). Does religion cause health? In: Eisen A., Laderman, G. (eds.). Science, religion, and society: An encyclopedia of history, culture, and controversy, Vol. 2.
Armonk
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, ME Sharpe, pp. 685-695.
Guendelman S, Wier M, Angulo V, Oman D (2006). The effects of child-only insurance coverage and family coverage on health care access and use: Recent findings among low-income children in California . Health Services Research, 41, 125-147.
Guendelman S, Angulo V, Wier M,
Guendelman, S., Angulo, V., &
Ralph NB, Oman D, Forney W, "Treatment outcomes with low income children and adolescents with attention deficit", Children and Youth Services Review, 23(2):145-67, 2001
Oman D, Shapiro S, Thoresen CE, Flinders T, Driskill JD, & Plante TG (2007). Learning from spiritual models and meditation: A randomized evaluation of a college course. Pastoral Psychology, 55, 473-493.
Oman D, Thoresen CE, Spiritual Modeling: A Key to Spiritual and Religious Growth?, The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 13(3):149-165, 2003
Oman D, Thoresen CE, "Does Religion Cause Health?": Differing Interpretations and Diverse Meanings, Journal of Health Psychology, 7(4):365-380, 2002
Oman D, Thoresen CE, McMahon K, "Volunteerism and Mortality among the Community Dwelling Elderly", Journal of Health Psychology, 4(3):301-16, 1999
Oman D, Reed DM, Ferrara A, "Do elderly women have more physical disability than men?", American Journal of Epidemiology, 150(8):834-842, 1999
Oman D, Reed D, "Religion and Mortality Among the Community Dwelling Elderly", American Journal of Public Health, 88(10):1469-75, 1998
Profile updated: April 20, 2007