Feeling burned out? Is anxiety overwhelming your life? Learn all about the theoretical implications of stress and how to cope with it. Susan Folkman, an internationally recognized professor of medicine from the University of California, San Francisco will speak about "Beyond Distress: Positive Emotions and the Stress Process," at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, in the Burton D. Morgan Center Lecture Hall (150 Ridge Road) on Denison's campus. The lecture is free and open to the public.

During the event, which is sponsored by Denison's psychology department, Folkman will discuss her research on applying a bio-psycho-social perspective to disease and wellness. Her most recent work has focused on the coping strategies and outcomes of people with HIV disease, breast cancer and other chronic illnesses and the experience of stress and bereavement among their families and caregivers. Folkman's research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Nursing Research.

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CALENDAR LISTING: Denison University, Granville -- Lecture, "Beyond Distress: Positive Emotions and the Stress Process," 7:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 11, Burton D. Morgan Center Lecture Hall (150 Ridge Road). Free and open to the public. For more information contact Robert Weis at 740-587-8538.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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