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Charles J. Holahan, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Graduate Advisor
Email: holahan@psy.utexas.edu
Phone: 471-3320 Office: SEA 3.202
See also Clinical Psychology
Dr. Holahan does not plan to accept a new graduate student for Fall 2012.
Charles (Josh) Holahan received a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He has been a visiting faculty member at the Center for Health Care Evaluation at the Stanford University School of Medicine. His area of interest is health psychology, with a specialization in stress and coping. His research focuses on "stress resistance," which examines factors that discriminate between individuals who remain healthy versus those who become emotionally or physically ill in the context of life stressors. He also studies the interrelationships among depression, health risk behaviors, and physical illness. He has been awarded the Jeanne Holloway, President's Associates, Dad’s Association, Raymond Dickson, and Regents' teaching awards and is a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers.
Selected publications:
Holahan, C. J., Moos, R. H., Holahan, C. K., Brennan, P. L., & Schutte, K. K. (2005). Stress generation, avoidance coping, and depressive symptoms: A 10-year model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 658-666.
Kenney, B. A., Holahan, C. J., North, R., J., & Holahan, C. K. (2006). Depressive symptoms and cigarette smoking in American workers. American Journal of Health Promotion, 20, 179-182.
Holahan, C. J., Moos, R. H., Moerkbak, M. L., Cronkite, R. C., Holahan, C. K., & Kenney, B. A. (2007). Depressive symptom similarity between spouses over 10 years: The underlying role of coping. Journal of Family Psychology, 21, 551-559.
North, R. J., Holahan, C. J., Moos, R. H., & Cronkite, R. C. (2008). Family support, family income, and happiness: A 10-year perspective. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 475-483.
Kenney, B. A., Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K., Brennan, P. L., Schutte, K. K., & Moos, R. H. (2009). Depressive Symptoms, Drinking Problems, and Cigarette Smoking in Older Adults. Addictive Behaviors, 34, 548-553.
Holahan, C. J., Pahl, S. A., Cronkite, R. C., Holahan, C. K., North, R. J., & Moos, R. H. (2010). Depression and Vulnerability to Incident Physical Illness Across 10 Years. Journal of Affective Disorders, 123, 222-229.
Holahan, C. J., Schutte, K. K., Brennan, P. L., Holahan, C. K., Moos, B. S., & Moos, R. H. (2010). Late-Life Alcohol Consumption and 20-Year Mortality. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 34, 1961-1971.
Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Powers, D. A., Ockene, J. K., Marti, C. N., & Hays, R. B. (2011). Depressive symptoms and smoking in middle-aged and older women. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 13, 722-731.
Holahan, C. J., Brennan, P. L., Schutte, K. K, North, R. J., Holahan, C. K., Moos, B. S., & Moos, R. H. (in press). Wine consumption and 20-year mortality among late-life moderate drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Holahan, C. J., North, R. J., Holahan, C. K., Hayes, R. B., Powers, D. A., & Ockene, J. K. (in press). Social influences on smoking in middle-aged and older women. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.
