Friedman is one of 15 professors from U.S. universities recognized by the trust for inspiring students to action that benefits society. He is the first University of California scholar honored since the awards began two years ago. The recipients will be honored in a ceremony on Saturday, Jan. 7, at The Carter Center in Atlanta.
“It’s very rewarding to see students getting inspired and putting ideas into practice in medicine, public health and health psychology. What’s better for a scholar than to change a field or help get a movement going?” said the researcher who is a pioneer in the field of health psychology. “As a professor, my greatest satisfaction has always come from my students.”
Friedman, who has won four awards for teaching excellence while at UC Riverside, spent more than 20 years identifying predictors of health and long life among 1,500 individuals who were part of a study started by Stanford University psychologist Louis Terman in 1921. The study began when the participants were 10 years old and followed them throughout their lives.
Friedman’s research has profoundly affected two generations of students who have since become physicians, public health workers, psychologists and health psychology researchers. “I work with a lot of students in UCR’s biomedical and pre-medical programs,” he said. “They use the findings of health psychology research in the practice of medicine. And my wonderful graduate students have gone on to teach and spread the word to countless other students.”
“These outstanding faculty members have inspired their former
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