George Slavich, PhD

Dr. George Slavich directs the Evaluation and Evidence Department for UCAAN. He is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA and a Research Scientist at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, where he directs the UCLA Laboratory for Stress Assessment and Research. He also directs the California Stress, Trauma, and Resilience Network and Global Belonging Collaborative, and is Associate Director of the NIA Stress Measurement Network. His work focuses on the conceptualization, assessment, and management of stress, and on psychological and biological mechanisms linking stress and health.

Dr. Slavich completed undergraduate and graduate coursework in psychology and communication at Stanford University, received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Oregon, and was a clinical psychology intern at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. He subsequently completed three years of post-doctoral training in psychoneuroimmunology at UCSF and UCLA.