Julian F. Thayer receives lifetime achievement award

Posted On:  10-17-2025

Julian F. Thayer, Distinguished Professor of psychology, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Society of Behavioral Medicine, recognizing nearly four decades of research into how stress and emotions impact the heart-brain connection. “Dr. Thayer is well known as a pioneering health psychologist whose groundbreaking work has reshaped our understanding of how stress and emotions impact the heart brain axis,” said Michael Hoyt, professor and chair of population health & disease prevention and ISBM president.