Sharon Lee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and a Research Scientist at the Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital.
Dr. Lee's research centers on biobehavioral mechanisms linking stress with adverse physical health outcomes, with a focus on cardiovascular disease risk, and mind-body interventions that disrupt this linkage. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, and several professional organizations.
She serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the Behavior Change Lead for the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) Program Planning Committee, as well as on the Board of Directors for the American Heart Association Southern New England.
Dr. Lee is also a licensed clinical psychologist. She has cared for patients in primary care, Veterans Affairs medical centers, psychiatric hospitals, and specialties within behavioral medicine such as cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, oncology, organ transplant, palliative care, sleep medicine, and weight loss.
Dr. Lee earned a BA in psychology from the University of Southern California, MA in psychology from Columbia University, and MS and PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Connecticut. Subsequently, Dr. Lee completed both her Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine clinical internship and Stress, Trauma, and Resilience (STAR) T32 postdoctoral fellowship at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
