Wayne State University

Dr. Lumley's Brief Bio

My primary interests focus on emotions, stress, and physical health. I am particularly interested in individual differences in emotional abilities and deficits, such as the personality construct of alexithymia, and how emotional awareness and expression influence stress and coping and affect health status. Much of my recent research tests the effects of various stress management techniques, including written emotional disclosure and emotional exposure techniques, on health and functioning of people with chronic illnesses, particularly pain problems such as rheumatoid arthritis, migraine headaches, and fibromyalgia.

I am a native of Detroit and attended Wayne State University as an undergraduate, majoring in both Psychology and Biology. I attended the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Florida in Gainesville from 1985 until 1990, when I received the Ph.D.  I completed a pre-doctoral clinical psychology internship (1989 – 1990) at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, and I spent one year (1990 - 1991) as a post-doctoral fellow in the Behavioral Medicine Program of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. I have been a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at Wayne State University since 1991 and was promoted to Professor in 2005.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in Michigan, and I maintained a small practice for many years until I became the Director of Clinical Training in the Department (in 2005). I enjoy teaching and mentoring graduate students, and have graduated over 20 Ph.D. students.  I also conduct clinical supervision at our in-house training clinic and develop and test novel therapy interventions with students in my lab.

As one who studies disclosure, I also value it highly. So...on a final note, I'll disclose that I am married, a father of four sons (born in 1990 - twins- 1992, and 1994), try to play soccer, get injured often, and sing in a Methodist church contemporary group (tenor).

TEACHING 

Graduate Courses   

• Psychotherapy (especially experiential and interpersonal) 
• Health Psychology I: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations  
• Health Psychology II: Clinical Applications  
• Practicum in Psychotherapy  
• Psychotherapy Supervision (WSU Psychology Clinic)  

Undergraduate Courses   

• Introductory Psychology (Regular and Honors)  
• Health Psychology  

PROFESSIONAL AND HONORARY AFFILIATIONS   

American Psychological Association (APA); Divisions: 38 (Health Psychology) & 12 (Clinical)
American Psychosomatic Society (APS)
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
Sigma Xi
Phi Beta Kappa
Honorary Staff, Henry Ford Hospital
Faculty Associate, Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University
Licensed Psychologist: State of Michigan (# 6301007840)  

Member, Governing Council, American Psychosomatic Society (2003 – 2006)
Program Chair , Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, (2002, 2003)  

Editorial Board Member,

Psychosomatic Medicine (1999 – present) 

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (2000- 2002) 

Pain (2004 – present) 

British Journal of Health Psychology (2006 – present) 

Study Section Consultant, National Institutes of Health: Minority training (November, 2003); Fibromyalgia / CFS Special emphasis panel (December, 2003), National Science Foundation (2004), NIAMS R03 Panel (2005, 2006, & 2007)