Dr. Jane Mortimer
Room 518, Hughes Building |
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Program Coordinator Master of Psychology (Occupational Mental Health)
Area of Research
Immunity Studies.
Senior Appointments and Memberships
Senior Clinical Psychologist.
Psychology Research Interests
My current research examines the relationship between emotions, immunity and disease. This research is conducted within the field of Psychoneuroimmunology. This is a new field that has emerged within the past three decades and is based on the premise that there is a direct relationship between the mind and the body. The primary aim of this field is to establish definitive relationships between emotions, immunity and disease. To this end I am currently testing the veracity of an oxidative model that links emotional distress with oxidative stress, and disease.
Recent Key Publications
Blake-Mortimer, J.S., Sephton, S.E., Carlson, R.W., Stites, D., & Spiegel, D. (2004). Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Count and Survival Time in Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer. The Breast Journal, 10, 3, 195-199.
Blake-Mortimer, Jane, Koopman, Cheryl, Spiegel, David, Field, Nigel, & Horowitz, Mardi (2003). Perceptions of family relationships associated with husbands’ ambivalence and dependency in anticipating losing their wives to metastatic/recurrent breast cancer. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 8, 139-147.
Blake-Mortimer, J.S., Gore-Felton, C. Kimerling, R. Turner-Cobb, J.M. & Spiegel, D. (1999). Improving the quality and quantity of life among patients with cancer: A review of the effectiveness of group psychotherapy. European Journal of Cancer, 35(11), 1581-1586.
