Assistant Professor,
   Dept. of Psychiatry & Human Behavior 
   Brown Medical School

   Staff Psychologist,
   The Miriam Hospital

  

Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center
196 Richmond Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: (401) 793-8010
Email: Jeanne_McCaffery@brown.edu   
             JMcCaffery@lifespan.org
Fax:  (401) 793-8944

Jeanne McCaffery, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown Medical School and The Miriam Hospital.  She received her PhD in clinical and health psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and completed her clinical internship at the Brown University Clinical Psychology Training Consortium in 2001.  Her research interests are twin and family studies and molecular genetics in cardiovascular behavioral medicine and addictive behaviors. Recent projects include: examining environmental contributions of socioeconomic status and health behaviors to cardiovascular disease in twins, identifying specific variants in DNA that predict depression in heart disease patients, and examining gene x behavior interaction in obesity and diabetes.

• American Psychosomatic Society, Student Travel Award, 2001
• American Psychological Association, Division 38 (Health Psychology), Student Research Award, 2000
• Huey Award for Dissertation Research in Clinical Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
• Bassell Award for Excellence in Clinical Psychology Graduate Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
• Colavita-Weisburg Award for Excellence in Health Psychology Graduate Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2000
• University of Pittsburgh - Carnegie Mellon University Health Psychology Predoctoral Fellow, 1999-2000
• Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Predoctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, 1995-1999

Gene x behavioral interaction in the Look AHEAD study
This study examines genetic predictors of the degree of weight loss and change in fitness during behavioral weight loss intervention.
Principal Investigators: Jeanne McCaffery, PhD; Rena Wing, PhD
Funding Agency:  National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Dates:   2009-2013

The VETSA Longitudinal Twin Study of Cognition and Aging
This study examines the contribution of genetic and environmental factors to cognitive aging.
Principal Investigators: Jeanne McCaffery, PhD (Subcontract) and Michael Lyons, PhD (Project PI)
Funding Agency:  National Institute of Aging
Dates:   2008-2013

Biobehavioral studies of cardiovascular disease
This study is designed to examine the biobehavioral predictors of cardiovascular risk factors and disease.
Principal Investigators: Jeanne McCaffery, PhD (Subcontract) & Stephen B. Manuck. PhD (Project PI)
Funding Agency:  National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Dates:   2007 - 2012

Neurocognitive markers of cognitive decline
This study is designed to examine genetic and MRI predictors of cognitive decline.
Principal Investigators: Jeanne McCaffery, PhD (Subcontract) & Robert Paul, PhD (Project PI)          
Funding Agency:  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Dates: 2007 – 2012

McCaffery, J.M., Papandonatos, G.D., Bond, D., Lyons, M.J. & Wing, R.R. (2009).  Gene x environment interaction of vigorous exercise and body mass index among male Vietnam-era Twins.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 89(4), 1011-8.

McCaffery, J.M., Haley, A., Sweet, L., Phelan, S., Raynor, H. Del Parigi, S., Cohen, R.A., Wing, R.R. (2009). Differential fMRI response to food pictures in successful weight-loss maintainers relative to normal-weight and obese controls.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 90(4), 928-34.

McCaffery, J.M., Duan, Q-L, Frasure-Smith, N., Barhdadi, A., Lespérance, F., Théroux, P., Rouleau, G.A., Dubé, M-P. (2009). Genetic predictors of depressive symptoms in cardiac patients. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 150B(3), 381-8.

McCaffery, J.M., Papandonatos, G.P., Lyons, M.J. & Niaura, R. (2008).  Educational attainment and the heritability of self-reported hypertension in Vietnam-era twins.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 70, 781-786.

McCaffery, J.M., Papandonatos, G.P., Lyons, M.J., Koenen, K., Purcell, S., & Niaura, R. (2007).  Education level moderates the heritability of nicotine dependence in Vietnam-era twins.  Psychological Medicine, October 22 (e-pub).
Duan, Q.L., Dubé, M-P., Frasure-Smith, N., Barhdadi, A., Lesperance, F., Théroux, P., Saint-Onge, J., Rouleau, G.A., & McCaffery, J.M. (2007).  Obesity and TCF7L2 variants increase risk for type 2 diabetes among cardiac patients.  Diabetes Care, 30(6), 1621-3.

McCaffery, J.M., Frasure-Smith, N., Théroux, P., Rouleau, G.A., Duan, Q., Dubé, M-P, & Lespérance, F. (2006).  Common genetic vulnerability to depressive symptoms and coronary artery disease: A review of the literature and panel of potential candidate genes.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 68, 187-200.

McCaffery, J.M., Bleil, M., Pogue-Geile, M.F., Ferrell, R.E. & Manuck, S.B. (2003). Allelic variation in the serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and cardiovascular reactivity in young adult male and female twins.  Psychosomatic Medicine, 65, 721-728.

McCaffery, J.M., Pogue-Geile, M.F., Ferrell, R.E., Petro, N. & Manuck, S.B. (2002).  Variability in - and -adrenergic receptor genes as a predictor of cardiovascular function at rest and in response to psychological challenge.  Journal of Hypertension, 20, 1105-1114.

McCaffery, J.M., Pogue-Geile, M.F., Muldoon, M.F., Debski, T.T., Wing, R.R., & Manuck, S.B. (2001).  The nature of the association between diet and serum lipids in the community: a twin study.  Health Psychology, 20, 341-350.