Turner, J. Rick, PhD

EDUCATION
B.S. (Psychology) 1979, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
P.G.C.E. (Education) 1980, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
Ph.D. (Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine) 1984, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom 

 


EMPLOYMENT

2009 - Present Adjunct Scientist, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, Albuquerque, NM
10/08 - Present Drug Safety Scholar, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, NC
5/06 - 10/08 Chairman, Department of Clinical Research, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, NC
12/05 - Present Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Research, Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Research Triangle Park, NC
7/03 - 11/05 Principal Clinical Submissions Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
10/99 - 11/01 Senior Regulatory Documentation Specialist, Serentec, Inc., Raleigh NC
9/96 - Present President and Chief Scientific Officer, and Consultant Medical Writer, Turner Medical Communications LLC, Chapel Hill, NC
1981 - 1996 Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Research, University of Birmingham; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; University of California, Berkeley; University of Tennessee, Memphis; Medical College of Georgia

 

AWARDS AND HONORS
Awarded a British Medical Research Council Doctoral Scholarship, 1981-1984
Recipient of the Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychophysiology:
     The Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1988
Recipient of the Early Career Award for Contributions to Psychosomatic Medicine: The American
     Psychosomatic Society, 1993
Conferred the honor of Fellow, The Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1999
Joint Recipient of the American Journal of Nursing’s 2003 Book of the Year Award in their “Psychiatric
     and Mental Health Nursing” category
Served on the Board of Directors, The University of Sheffield in America, Inc., 2004-2008
Recipient of a Bronze Award, GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development Recognition Program, for
     exemplary efforts on the GlaxoSmithKline Clinical Trial Registry, 2004
Recipient of a Commit to Product Development Award, GlaxoSmithKline, 2005
Made a Member of the Institute of Clinical Research (MICR), 2008
Made a Member of the Cardiac Safety Research Consortium, 2008
Conferred the honor of Chartered Scientist (CSci), British Science Council, 2008

 

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

  1. Light, K. C., J. R. Turner and A. L. Hinderliter: Job Strain and Ambulatory Work Blood Pressure in Healthy Young Men and Women. Hypertension 20: 214-218, 1992.

     

  2. Stabler, B., J. R. Turner, S. S. Girdler, K. C. Light and L. E. Underwood: Reactivity to Stress and Psychological Adjustment in Adults with Pituitary Insufficiency. Clin. Endocrinol. 36: 467-473, 1992.

     

  3. Light, K. C., J. R. Turner, A. Hinderliter and A. Sherwood: Race and Gender Comparisons: I. Hemodynamic Responses to a Series of Stressors. Health Psychol. 12: 354-365, 1993.

     

  4. Light, K. C., J. R. Turner, A. Hinderliter and A. Sherwood: Race and Gender Comparisons: II. Predictions of Work Blood Pressure from Laboratory Baseline and Cardiovascular Reactivity Measures. Health Psychol. 12: 366-375, 1993.

     

  5. Sherwood, A. and J. R. Turner: Postural Stability of Hemodynamic Responses to Mental Challenge. Psychophysiology 30: 237-244, 1993.

     

  6. Light, K. C., J. R. Turner, A. L. Hinderliter, S. S.Girdler and A. Sherwood: Comparison of Cardiac versus Vascular Reactors and Ethnic Groups in Plasma Epinephrine and Norepinephrine Responses to Stress. Int. J. Behav. Med. 1: 229-246, 1994.

     

  7. Turner, J. R., A. Sherwood and K. C. Light: Intertask Consistency of Hemodynamic Responses to Laboratory Stressors in a Biracial Sample of Men and Women. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 17: 159-164, 1994.

     

  8. Turner, J. R., M. M. Ward, M. D. Gellman, D. W. Johnston, K. C. Light and L. J. P. van Doornen: The Relationship Between Laboratory and Every Day Cardiovascular Activity: Current Evidence and Future Directions. Ann. Behav. Med. 16: 12-23, 1994.

     

  9. Ward, M. M., D. W. Johnston and J. R. Turner: Temporal Stability of Ambulatory Cardiovascular Monitoring. Ann. Behav. Med. 16: 3-11, 1994.

     

  10. Light, K. C., K. Brownley, J. R. Turner, A. L. Hinderliter, S. S. Girdler, A. Sherwood and N. B. Anderson: Job Status and High-Effort Coping Influence Work Blood Pressure in Women and Blacks. Hypertension 25: 554-559, 1995.

     

  11. Miller, S. B., J. R. Turner, A. Sherwood, K. A. Brownley, A. L. Hinderliter and K. C. Light: Parental History of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Response to Stress in Black and White Men. Int. J. Behav. Med. 2: 339-357, 1995.

     

  12. Sherwood, A. and J. R. Turner: Hemodynamics During Psychoemotional Stress: What Information can we Obtain? Noninvasive Cardiology, 1995.

     

  13. Sherwood, A. and J. R. Turner: Hemodynamic Responses During Psychological Stress: Implications for Studying Disease Processes. Int. J. Behav. Med. 2: 193-218, 1995.

     

  14. Musante, L., J. R. Turner, F. A. Treiber, H. Davis and W. B. Strong: Moderators of Ethnic Differences in Vasoconstrictive Reactivity in Youth. Ethn. Dis. 6: 224-234, 1996.

     

  15. Treiber, F. A., J. R. Turner, H. Davis, W. Thompson, M. Levy and W. B. Strong: Young Children’s Cardiovascular Stress Responses Predict Resting Cardiovascular Functioning 2½ Years Later. J. Cardiovasc. Risk 3: 95-100, 1996.

     

  16. Girdler, S. S., A. L. Hinderliter, K. A. Brownley, J. R. Turner, A. Sherwood and K. C. Light: The Ability of Active versus Passive Coping Tasks to Predict Future Blood Pressure Levels in Normotensive Men and Women. Int. J. Behav. Med. 3: 233-250, 1997.

     

  17. Malpass, D., F. A. Treiber, J. R. Turner, H. Davis, W. Thompson, M. Levy and W. B. Strong: Relationships Between Children’s Cardiovascular Stress Responses and Resting Cardiovascular Functioning One Year Later. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 25: 139-147, 1997.

     

  18. Treiber, F. A., J. R. Turner, H. Davis and W. B. Strong: Prediction of Resting Cardiovascular Functioning in Youth with Family Histories of Essential Hypertension: A Five-Year Follow-up. Int. J. Behav. Med. 4: 278-291, 1997.

     

  19. Turner, J. R., F. A. Treiber, H. Davis, J. Rectanwald, W. Pipkin and W. B. Strong: Use of a Virtual Reality Car Driving Stressor in Cardiovascular Reactivity Research. Behav. Res. Methods Instrum. Comput. 29: 386-389, 1997.

     

  20. Jackson, R. W., F. A. Treiber, J. R. Turner, H. Davis and W. B. Strong: Effects of Race, Sex, and Socioeconomic Status Upon Cardiovascular Stress Responsivity and Recovery in Youth. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 31: 111-119, 1998.

     

  21. Barnes, V. A., F. A. Treiber, J. R. Turner, H. Davis, R. B. Trivedi and W. B. Strong: Acute Effects of Transcendental Meditation® on Hemodynamic Functioning in Middle Aged Adults. Psychosom. Med. 61: 525-531, 1999.

     

  22. Barnes, V. A., F. A. Treiber, J. R. Turner, H. Davis, R. B. Trivedi and W. B. Strong: Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status: Impact on Cardiovascular Activity at Rest and During Stress in Youth with a Family History of Hypertension. Ethn. Dis. 10: 4-16, 2000.

 

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