Talea M Cornelius, PhD, MSW

  • Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)

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Talea Cornelius, PhD, MSW, is a health psychologist and Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine)

Gender

  • Female

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • BS, 2010 Psychology, Rutgers University
  • MSW, 2012 Social Work, Boston University
  • PhD, 2017 Social Psychology, University of Connecticut
  • MS, 2022 Biostatistics, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Honors & Awards

  • 2018 Scholar, Young Investigator Colloquium, American Psychosomatic Society

Research

Dr. Cornelius conducts research focused on understanding health behaviors in the social context in which they are performed. In particular, her work explores processes of health-related power and influence, interdependence in change over time, and how partner support can both facilitate and/or undermine health-promoting behaviors. Recent projects include an examination of how the presence of close others (i.e., a spouse/partner, a child) in the Emergency Department (ED) impacts patients' ED experience, the effect of romantic partners on blood pressure both short and long-term, and a qualitative study describing couples' experiences following an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Dr. Cornelius is also exploring novel applications of dyadic analysis to interdependent, individual-level processes.

Research Interests

  • Impact of acute care experience on patients and partners
  • Transmission of health behaviors within couples
  • Dyadic analysis and research methods

Selected Publications

  1. Cornelius T. Dyadic Disruption Theory. Soc Personal Psychol Compass. 2021 Jun;15(6):e12604. doi: 10.1111/spc3.12604. Epub 2021 Apr 29. PMID: 34322163; PMCID: PMC8312715.
  2. Cornelius T, Birk JL, Derby L, Ellis J, Edmondson D. Effect of cohabiting partners on the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms after emergency department visits for stroke and transient ischemic attack. Soc Sci Med. 2021 Jul;281:114088. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114088. Epub 2021 May 30. PMID: 34118684; PMCID: PMC8238914.
  3. Cornelius T, Schwartz JE, Balte P, Bhatt SP, Cassano PA, Currow D, Jacobs DR, Johnson M, Kalhan R, Kronmal R, Loehr L, O'Connor GT, Smith B, White WB, Yende S, Oelsner EC. A Dyadic Growth Modeling Approach for Examining Associations Between Weight Gain and Lung Function Decline. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Oct 1;189(10):1173-1184. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa059. PMID: 32286615; PMCID: PMC7670871.
  4. Cornelius T, Birk JL, Edmondson D, Schwartz JE. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Response to Romantic Partner Interactions and Long-Term Cardiovascular Health Outcomes. Psychosom Med. 2020 May;82(4):393-401. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000793. PMID: 32150012; PMCID: PMC7196494.
  5. Cornelius T, Derby L, Dong M, Edmondson D. The impact of support provided by close others in the emergency department on threat perceptions. Psychol Health. 2020 Apr;35(4):482-499. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1643023. Epub 2019 Jul 21. PMID: 31328563; PMCID: PMC6980514.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov