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About Professor Steffen

Patrick Steffen

June 17, 2025 03:28 PM
Professor, Clinical Psychology, Applied Social Psychology, Health Emphasis
Faculty
Email: patrick_steffen@byu.edu
287 TLRB
Phone: (801) 422-7757
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Office Hours

Fall/Winter Hours


Mondays
2:30 - 2:30

Spring/Summer


By appointment
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Biography

Patrick Steffen’s broad research interests lie in the areas of health psychology and behavioral medicine, with specific interests in culture, spirituality, and health. He is particularly interested in the Hispanic Paradox and how disadvantaged groups display resiliency and positive adaptation in spite of significant stressors. He has authored and co-authored articles in Psychosomatic Medicine, Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, American Journal of Hypertension, Ethnicity and Disease, and Mental Health, Religion, and Culture; and co-authored chapters in the Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology and the Handbook of Primary Care Psychology. Dr. Steffen is currently a professor of psychology and the director of clinical training in the Brigham Young University clinical psychology program. Before coming to BYU, Steffen was a postdoctoral research fellow in cardiovascular behavioral medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He received his PhD and master’s degrees at the University of Miami in clinical health psychology, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology with minors in statistics and philosophy from Brigham Young University.

Research Interests

Stress and health; stress reduction and biofeedback; the effects of culture and spirituality on health

Teaching Interests

Stress and health; cognitive behavioral therapy; stress management and biofeedback; personality

Education

  • PhD, Clinical Psychology , University of Miami (1998)
  • MS, Clinical Psychology , University of Miami (1996)
  • BS, Psychology , Brigham Young University (1993)

Licenses and Certifications

  • BCIA, Board Certified in Biofeedback (BCB) (2014 - Present)
  • State of Utah, Licensed Psychologist (2024 - 2026)

Honors and Awards

  • Fellow of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2019 - Present)
  • Alcuin Fellowship, BYU Honors program (2018 - 2020)
  • President, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2017 - 2019)
  • Award for Outstanding Contributions, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2016 - 2016)
  • Citation Paper, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2006 - 2006)
  • Merit Citation for outstanding conference abstract, American Psychosomatic Society (2005 - 2005)

Memberships

  • Comprehensive Clinic
  • Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2012 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Officer, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2017 - Present)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2017 - Present)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Frontiers in Psychology (2015 - Present)
  • Officer (specify in Other), International Stress Management Association- US (AAPB Division) (2013 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2012 - Present)
  • Board Member, Cutural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology (2000 - Present)
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Multiple journals (2000 - Present)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2015 - 2019)
  • Board Member, Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2015 - 2017)
  • Conference-Related Role, Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (2016 - 2017)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Behavioral Medicine (2005 - 2015)
  • Officer (specify in Other), BYU Wellness Advisory Committee (2006 - 2010)

Publications

  • Lockhart BD, Hager RL, George JD, Mitchell UH, Bailey BW, Eggett DL, Steffen PR, Nielson C. 2014. CardioWaves: Interval Training for MindBody Wellness.

  • Hedges DW, Steffen PR. 2024. Approaching Psychopathology from a Psychophysiological Perspective: Using Dimensional Diagnostic Approaches as Frameworks to Integrate Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology . Patrick R. Steffen, Donald Moss, editors. Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology . Patrick R. Steffen, Donald Moss, editors. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Steffen PS, Olsen JA. 2024. Using the RDoC Framework to Conceptualize and Assess Personality: A Model of Personality for Psychotherapy/Psychophysiology Integration. Steffen and Moss, editors. Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Steffen and Moss, editors. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

    Anderson TT, Steffen PR. 2024. Affect as a Foundation for How We Know and Understand the World: A Framework for Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Steffen and Moss, editors. Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Steffen and Moss, editors. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 43 pages

    Brown TE, Steffen PR. 2023. Adult Headache. Evidence-based practice in biofeedback and neurofeedback (4th ed).

    Hedges DW, Steffen PR. Approaching Psychopathology from a Psychophysiological Perspective: Using Dimensional Diagnostic Approaches as Frameworks to Integrate Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Steffen and Moss, editors. Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Steffen and Moss, editors. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

    Steffen PR, Fox S, Brown B. 2020. Mindfulness and the Middle Way of Stress Reduction. Patrick Steffen, editor. Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners. Patrick Steffen, editor. [place unknown]: Springer Nature. p. 1-9

    Steffen PR. 2020. Preface. Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners . [place unknown]: Springer Nature.

    Brown TE, Steffen P. 2016. Headache. Evidence-based practice in biofeedback and neurofeedback (3rd ed).

    Belnap RK, Bown J, Dewey DP, Linnea B, Steffen PR. 2016. Project Perseverance: Helping students become self-regulating learners. T. Gregersen, P. MacIntyre, & S. Mercer , editors. Positive psychology in SLA. T. Gregersen, P. MacIntyre, & S. Mercer , editors. Bristol: Multilingual Matters. p. 10-87

    Ruiz JM, Steffen PR, Prather CC. 2011. Socioeconomic Status and Health. A. Baum, T. Revenson, J. Singer, editors. Handbook of Health Psychology, 2nd Edition. A. Baum, T. Revenson, J. Singer, editors. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Ruiz J, Steffen PR. 2011. Latino Health. H.S. Friedman, editor. The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology. H.S. Friedman, editor. New York: Oxford University Press.

    Steffen PR, Haslam M. 2006. Conducting Research in Psychology: Developing the Knowledge and Skills of an Expert Researcher. Conducting Research in Psychology: Developing the Knowledge and Skills of an Expert Researcher. Provo: BYU Academic Press. p. 200

  • Steffen PR, Moss D. 2024. Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology. Patrick Steffen, Donald Moss, editors. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

    Steffen PR. 2020. Mindfulness for Everyday Life: A Guide for Mental Health Practitioners . [place unknown]: Springer Nature.

  • Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, Pickard P, Sandberg JG, Pederson W. 2010. Marital quality and risk factors for CHD. [Website]

    Steffen PR, Walker J, Dyke JV, Anderson C. 2010. Marital satisfaction, but not marital status, buffers the negative effects of acculturative stress in Mexican immigrnts. [Website]

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR. 2006. Diurnal cortisol variation predicts blood pressure dipping. San Francisco, California: Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

  • Steffen PR. 2023. Using the research domain criteria as a framework to integrate psychophysiological findings into stress management and psychotherapy interventions. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. :8.

    Rodríguez-Gonzalez M, Anderson SR, Osorio A, Lafontaine M, Greenman P, Calatrava M, Andrade D, Lybbert R, Martinez M, Steffen PR, et al. 2022. Efficacy of Emotionally Focused Therapy among Spanish Speaking couples: Study protocol of a randomized clinical trial in Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain. Trials.

    Steffen PR. 2022. In honor of Evgeny Vaschillo: His impact on my research and career. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedbackhttps://doiorg/101007/s10484-022-09545-3.

    Steffen PR, Bartlett D. 2022. Increasing stress resilience in difficult times: integrating proven practices from biofeedback and psychotherapy. Policy insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

    Steffen PR, Hedges D, Matheson R. 2022. The brain is adaptive not triune: how the brain responds to threat, challenge, and change. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13: 802606.

    Rodriguez-Gonzalez M, Anderson SR, Osorio S, LaFontaine M, Greenman P, Calatrava M, Andrade D, Lybbert R, Martinez-Diaz P, Steffen PR, et al. 2022. Efficacy of EFT among spanish speaking couples: study protocol of a randomized clinical trial in Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Spain. Trials. 23(891):17.

    Allen D, Rodeback RE, Carbine KA, Hedges-Muncy A, LeCheminant JD, Steffen PR, Larson MJ. 2022. The relationship between acute stress and neurophysiological and behavioral measures of food-related inhibitory control: An event-related potential (ERP) study. Appetite. 170:105862 (pages 1 to 12). [Website]

    Steffen PR, Bartlett D, Channell R, Jackman K, Cressman M, Bills J, Pescatello M. 2021. Integrating breathing techniques into psychotherapy to improve HRV: which approach is best?. Frontiers in Psychology. 1-11.

    Steffen PR, Fox J, Cattani KI, Alldredge C, Austin T, Burlingame GM. 2021. Impact of a 12-week Group-Based Compassion Focused Therapy Intervention on Heart Rate Variability. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. 46:61-68.

    Rodeback RE, Hedges-Muncy A, Hunt IJ, Carbine KA, Steffen PR, Larson MJ. 2020. The association between experimentally-induced stress, performance monitoring, and response inhibition: An event-related potential (ERP) analysis. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 14:189 (pages 1 to 16).

    Caldwell Y, Steffen PR. 2018. Adding HRV biofeedback to psychotherapy increase heart rate variability and improves the treatment of major depressive disorder. International Journal of Psychophysiology.

    Ruiz J, Sbarra D, Steffen PR. 2018. Hispanic ethnicity, stress psychophysiology, and paradoxical health outcomes: A review with conceptual considerations and a call for research. International Journal of Psychophysiology.

    Hughes B, Steffen PR, Thayer J. 2018. Special issue on the psychophysiology of stress and adaptation: Models, pathways, and implications. International Journal of Psychophysiology. 1-3.

    Dewey DP, Belnap RK, Steffen PR. 2018. Anxiety: Stress, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety, and Enjoyment During Study Abroad in Amman, Jordan. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (ARAL). 140-161. [Website]

    Steffen PR, Austin T, DeBarros D, Brown T. 2017. The impact of resonance frequency breathing on measures of heart rate variability, blood pressure, and mood. Frontiers in Public Health.

    Brown TE, Steffen P, Austin T, DeBarros. 2017. The impact of resonance frequency breathing on measures of heart rate variability, blood pressure, and mood . Frontiers in Public Health.

    Steffen PR, Austin T, DeBarros D. 2017. Treating chronic stress to address the growing problem of depression and anxiety: biofeedback and mindfulness as simple, effective preventative measures. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences.

    Steffen PR, Masters KS, Baldwin SA. 2017. What mediates the relationship between religious service attendance and aspects of well-being?. Journal of Religion and Health. 56:158-170.

    Steffen PR, Elliott C, Lassen M, Olsen JA, Smith L. 2017. Expanding schema conceptualization and assessment: toward a richer understanding of adaptive and maladaptive functioning. Australian Journal of Psychology.

    Steffen PR, Masters K, Baldwin SA. 2017. What mediates the relationship between religious service attendance and aspects of well being?. Journal of Religion and Health. 56:158-170.

    Nielson C, Lockhart BD, George JD, Hager RL, Eggett DL, Steffen PR, Mitchell UH, Bailey BW. 2016. The Effect of CardioWaves Interval Training on Resting Blood Pressure, Resting Heart Rate, and Mind-Body Wellness. International Journal of Exercise Science. 9(1):89-100. [Website]

    Steffen PR, Walker J, Meredith R, Anderson C. 2016. The effects of job instability and financial strain on C-reactive protein in a sample of Mexican immigrants. Ethnicity and Disease. 26:37-44.

    Steffen PR, Larson MJ. 2015. A brief mindfulness exercise significantly reduces cardiovascular reactivity during a laboratory stressor paradigm. Mindfulness. 6(4):803-811.

    Steffen PR, Clayton S, Swinyard W. 2015. Religious orientation and life aspirations. Journal of Religion and Health.

    Brown TE, Wheeler L, Schmuck D, Steffen P, Caldwell Y. 2014. Psychotherapy participants show increased physiological responsiveness to a lab stressor relative to matched controls. Frontiers in Psychology.

    Steffen PR, Fidalgo L, Brown T, Tsui Y, Schmuck D. 2014. Psychotherapy participants show increased cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity to a laboratory stressor relative to matched controls. Frontiers in Psychology.

    Steffen PR. 2014. Perfectionism and Life Aspirations in Intrinsically and Extrinsically Religious Individuals. Journal of Religion and Health.

    Jensen B, Steffen PR, Holt-Lunstad J. 2013. Ethnic Differences in Relationship Orientation, Marital Quality and Ambulatory Blood Pressure. Ethnicity and Disease. 23:175-181.

    Larson MJ, Steffen PR, Primosch M. 2013. The impact of a brief mindfulness meditation intervention on cognitive control and error-related performance monitoring. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7(308):1-12.

    Ruiz J, Steffen PR, Smith TB. 2013. Hispanic Mortality Paradox: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the longitudinal literature. American Journal of Public Health. e1-e9.

    Jenson B, Steffen PR, Holt-Lunstad J. Race-ethnic Differences in Ambulatory Blood Pressure: When Optimism Might not be Optimal . Journal of Behavioral Medicine.

    Merrill RM, Steffen PR, Hunter B. 2012. A comparison of religious orientation and health between Whites and Hispanics. Journal of Religion and Health . 51(4):1261-77.

    Steffen PR. 2012. Approaching the Relationship between Religiosity/Spirituality and Health from the Eudaimonic Perspective. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 6(1):70-82.

    Steffen PR, Soto MT. 2011. Spirituality and severity of menopausal symptoms in a sample of religious women. Journal of Religion and Health. 50:721-729.

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, Sandberg JG, Bryan J. 2011. Understanding the Connection Between Spiritual Well-Being and Physical Health: An Examination of Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Inflammation, and Cholesterol. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 34:477-488. [Website]

    Steffen PR, Merrill RM. 2011. The association between religion and acculturation in Utah-Mexican immigrants. Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 14(6):561-573.

    Trotter VK, Lambert MJ, Burlingame GM, Rees F, Carpenter BN, Steffen PR, Jackson AP, Eggett DL. 2009. Measuring work productivity with a mental health self report measure. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51:739-746.

    Steffen PR, Fearing M. 2007. Does defensiveness account for the relationship between religiosity and psychosocial adjustment?. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion. 17:233-244.

    Blumenthal JA, Babyak MA, Ironson G, Thoresen C, Powell L, Czajkowski S, Burg M, Keefe FJ, Steffen PR, Catellier D. 2007. Spirituality, religion, and clinical outcomes in patients recovering from an acute myocardial infarction. Psychosomatic Medicine. 69:501-508.

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR. 2007. Diurnal cortisol variation is associated with blood pressure dipping. Psychosomatic Medicine. 69:339-343.

    Steffen PR. 2006. The cultural gradient: How culture moderates the impact of socioeconomic status on ambulatory blood pressure. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 29:501-510.

    Steffen PR, Smith T, Butler L, Larson MJ. 2006. Acculturation to Western society as a risk factor for high blood pressure: A meta-analytic review. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68:386-397.

    Steffen PR, Smith TB, Larsen M, Butler L. 2006. Acculturation to Western society as a risk factor for high blood pressure: A meta-analytic review. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68:386-397.

    Steffen PR, Bowden MG. 2006. Sleep disturbance mediates the relationship between perceived racism and depressive symptoms in Hispanic American immigrants. Ethnicity & Disease. 16:16-21.

    Steffen PR, Masters K. 2005. Does compassion mediate the intrinsic religiosity - health relationship?. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 30:217-224.

    Steffen PR, McNeilly M, Anderson N, Sherwood A. 2003. The Effects of Perceived Racism and Anger Inhibition on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in African Americans. Psychosomatic Medicine. 746-750.

    Sherwood A, Steffen PR, Blumenthal JA, Hinderliter AL. 2002. Nighttime Blood Pressure Dipping: The Role Of The Sympathetic Nervous System. American Journal of Hypertension. 111-118.

    Sherwood A, Thurston R, Steffen PR, Blumenthal JA, Waugh RA, Hinderliter AL. 2001. Blunted Nighttime Blood Pressure Dipping in Postmenopausal Women. American Journal of Hypertension. 14:749-754.

    Steffen PR, Sherwood A, Gullette ECD, Hinderliter AL, Blumenthal JA. 2001. Effects of Exercise and Weight Loss on Blood Pressure During Daily Life. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 33:1635-1640.

    Steffen PR, Blementhal JA, Hinderliter AL, Sherwood A. 2001. Religious Coping, Ethnicity, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure. Psychosomatic Medicine. 63:523-530.

Presentations

  • Steffen PR, Bartlett D, Cressman M. The Impact of College Applied Mental Health Classes on Heart Rate Variability. Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Orlando Florida. 2023 .

    Cressman M, Steffen PR, Bartlett D. The Impact of Different Breathing Ratios on Heart Rate Variability. Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Orlando, FL. 2023 .

    Brown BT, Fox ST, Steffen P, Wheeler LF. Does perfectionism predict higher physiological stress?. Association for Applied Physiology and Biofeedback Annual Conference. Denver, CO. 2019 .

    Belnap RK, Steffen PR. Stress, Biofeedback Training and Study Abroad. Language Acquisition Research Colloquium. Provo, UT. 2016 .

    Kirk R, Steffen PR, Belnap L, Fitting C. Study Abroad, Stress, and Hair Cortisol: Highly Individual Variation. Individuals in Contexts: Psychology in Language Learning 2. Jyvaskala, Finland . 2016 .

    Tsui-Caldwell Y, Steffen PR, Barbara M, Morrell RL, Tsui-Caldwell Y. Impact of heart rate variability biofeedback on major depressive disorder in resting-state fmri. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 47th Annual Convention. Seattle, WA. 2016 .

    Tsui-Caldwell Y, Steffen PR, Morrell B, Rice LM. Impact of heart rate variability biofeedback on major depressive disorder in resting-state fmri. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 47th Annual Convention. Seattle, WA. 2016 .

    Belnap L, Steffen PR. Study Abroad, Stress, Blood Pressure, and Hair Cortisol: Highly Individual Variation . The Self in Language Learning Conference. Adana, Turkey. 2015 .

    Steffen PR. Heart rate variability biofeedback as an adjunct for major depression. American Psychological Organization. Toronto, CA. 2015 .

    Belnap RK, Belnap L, Bird M, Steffen PR, Whiting K. Project Perseverance, Study Abroad, and Stress Biofeedback Training: Blood Pressure Monitoring, and Survey Results . 27th International Conference on Foreign/Second Language Acquisition: Positive Psychology in Second/Foreign Language Acquisition and Learning. Szczyrk, Poland. 2015 .

    Brown T, Caldwell Y, Steffen PR. Inflammation and Psychophysiological Reactivity to Stress. Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Austin, TX. 2015 .

    Lockhart BD, Lockhart B, Hager RL, George JD, Mitchell UH, Bailey BW, Eggett DL, Steffen PR. CardioWaves: Interval Training for MindBody Wellness. Southwest Regional American College of Sports Medicine. Costa Mesa, California. 2014 .

    Steck K, Fidalgo L, Morrell B, Steffen PR. Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Savannah, GA. 2014 .

    Fidalgo L, Steffen PR. Stress reactivity and psychotherapy outcome. Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Savannah, GA. 2014 .

    Pettit C, Hunt IJ, Jivani S, Slinn K, Bjornn D, Steffen PR, Larson MJ. Stress responsiveness and performance monitoring: Potential sex differences. International Neuropsychological Society. Seattle, WA. 2014 .

    Brown T, Duraccio K, Loveland C, Ricks M, Steffen PR. Marital Quality and Stress Reactivity During the Menopausal Transition. Annaul Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Portland, Oregon. 2013 .

    Richardson J, Ungricht K, Hsieh CH, Howell K, Duker LV, Steffen PR. The effects of maladaptive perfectionism on stress response longevity. Annaul Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Portland, Oregon. 2013 .

    Jones D, Steffen PR. Mindfulness meditation: effects of a brief intervention on cardiovascular reactivity during acute stress. Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Portland, Oregon. 2013 .

    Fidalgo L, Brogdon M, Kuroiwa A, Bylund E, Steffen PR. Psychotherapy Outcomes and Stress. Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Portland, Oregon. 2013 .

    Salash M, Roberts C, Tsui Y, Svanevik S, Steffen PR. The Relationship Between Degree of Internal Religious Commitment, Age, and Physiological Stress. Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Portland, Oregon. 2013 .

    Steffen PR. Overivew of Latino Health: Areas of Risk and Resilience. Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, Florida. 2012 .

    Steffen PR, Morrell B, Knestel A, Nielsen DL, Weichmann J, Brown L, Susov S, Canate R, Frandsen C, Lea T, et alOptimal breathing practice and breathing awareness in a college student population. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback. Baltimore. 2012 .

    Steffen PR. Optimal breathing practice and breathing awareness in a college student population. Annaul Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Baltimore, MD. 2012 .

    Steffen PR. Acculturation stress in foreign born college students. Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. Baltimore, MD. 2012 .

    Good DA, Steffen PR, Baldwin SA, Larson MJ. Marriage and the brain: A spouse observation effect on performance monitoring. 51st Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Boston, MA. 2011 .

    Steffen PR, South MD, Cameron O, Anderson J. Empathy affects blood pressure during a social exclusion task. Society of Psychophysiological Research. Boston. 2011 .

    Steffen PR, South MD, Cameron O, Anderson J. Mindfulness affects blood pressure during a social exclusion task. Society of Psychophysiological Research. Boston. 2011 .

    Merrill RM, Matiaco P, Steffen PR. A comparison of religious orientation and health between Whites and Hispanics. Third North American Congress of Epidemiology. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2011 .

    Jenson B, Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR. Race-ethnic differences in ambulatory blood pressure: When optimism might not be optimal. Association for Psychological Science (APS). Washington DC. 2011 .

    Jensen B, Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, Sandberg JG, Jenson R, Marsh D. Physical affection in marriage and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Learning Conference. BYU. 2011 .

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, Sandberg JG, Jenson B. Marital Distress and C-reactive Protein: Preliminary Evidence from a Marital Therapy Intervention aimed at CHD Risk Reduction. American Psychosomatic Society (APS). San Antonio, TX. 2011 .

    Jensen B, Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, Sandberg JG, Jenson R, Marsh D. Physical affection in marriage and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. American Psychosomatic Society (APS). San Antonio TX. 2011 .

    Steffen PR, Slife B. Religious Community and the Hispanic Paradox. Duke Conference on Spirituality, Theology, and Health. Durham, NC. 2010 .

    Larson MJ, Steffen PR. Spirituality is related to error-related negativity during EEG measurement. Duke Conference on Spirituality, Theology, and Health. Durham, NC. 2010 .

    Steffen PR, Holt-Lunstad J, Sandberg JG, Jensen B. Understanding the Connection between Spiritual Well-Being and Physical Health. Duke Conference on Spirituality, Theology, and Health. Durham, NC. 2010 .

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, P. P, Sandberg JG, W. P. Marital quality and risk factors for coronary heart disease . Pittsburgh Mind Body Center, Summer Institute. Pittsburgh, PA. 2010 .

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR, P. P, Sandberg JG, W. P. Marital quality and risk factors for coronary heart disease . American Psychosomatic Society Meeting. Portland, OR. 2010 .

    Christian S, Steffen PR, Noel P. Gender, acculturation, and psychosocial well being in Mexican immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society. Chicago, IL. 2009 .

    Steffen PR, Walker J, Dyke JV. Job stress, acculturation, and well being in Mexican immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society. Chicago, IL. 2009 .

    Dyke JV, Steffen PR, Walker J. Sense of coherence and health in a sample of Mexican immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society. Chicago, IL. 2009 .

    Anderson C, Steffen PR, Walker J, Dyke JV. Spiritual values and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Mexican immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society. Chicago, IL. 2009 .

    Walker J, Steffen PR, Dyke JV. The effects of acculturation and Mexican cultural orientation on the metabolic health of Mexican immigrants to the US. American Psychosomatic Society. Chicago, IL. 2009 .

    Steffen PR. Spirituality buffers the negative effects of acculturative stress on cardiovascular disease risk factors in Mexican immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society Conference. Baltimore. 2008 .

    Steffen PR. Spirituality and Church Attendance interact in predicting physical and psychosocial health in Mexican immigrants. Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Diego. 2008 .

    Steffen PR. Cultural Change and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Foreign Born Mexican Americans. American Heart Association Annual Conference. Orlando, FL. 2007 .

    Steffen PR. Spirituality predicts lower hs-CRP and better self-reported well being in a sample of Mexican Immigrants. Society of Prevention Research. Washington, DC. 2007 .

    Soto MT, Steffen PR. Work status and spirituality predict severity of menopausal symptoms. Council on Family Relations. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2006 .

    Holt-Lunstad J, Steffen PR. Diurnal cortisol variation predicts blood pressure dipping. Society of Behavioral Medicine. San Francisco, California. 2006 .

    Green M, Steffen PR. Subjective social status, perceived racism, and self-reported health in a sample of Hispanic American immigrants. American Psychosomatic Conference. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Shabana HA, Steffen PR. Distress mediates the relationship between anxious attachment and sleep disturbance. American Psychosomatic Society. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Jordan K, Steffen PR. Forgiveness and social support mediate the relationship between religiosity and distress. American Psychosomatic Society. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Livingstone J, Steffen PR. Marital distress predicts sleep blood pressure and blood pressure dipping in pre-hypertensives but not normotensives. American Psychosomatic Society. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Steffen PR, Green M. Striving for the American Dream but not succeeding: Achievement orientation mdoerates the social gradient in Hispanic American immigrants. American Psychosomatic Society. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Steffen PR. The acculturation gradient: Acculturation impacts the relationship between SES and ambulatory blood pressure. American Psychosomatic Society. Vancouver, Canada. 2005 .

    Shabana HA, Steffen PR, Livingstone J. Attachment style, marital distress, and psychosocial functioning. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Baltimore, Maryland. 2004 .

    Livingstone J, Steffen PR. Connection to God, marital distress, and ambulatory blood pressure. Society of Behavioral Medicine. Baltimore, Maryland. 2004 .

    Steffen PR, Bowden MG. Perceived racism is related to sleep disturbance and somatic symptoms in Hispanic American immigrants. society of behavioral medicine. Baltimore, Maryland. 2004 .

    Steffen PR, Rose L, Livingstone J. The Effects Of Individualism And Collectivism On Blood Pressure Measured During Daily Life. American Psychosomatic Society Annual Conference. Phoenix, AZ. 2003 .

    Bowman A, Steffen PR, Smith T, Larson MJ, Butler L, Lloyd T, Owen S, Demanuele J. A Meta-Analytic Study Of Acculturation And Blood Pressure: The Role Of Gender. Society Of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 2003 .

    Lloyd T, Steffen PR, Smith T, Larson MJ, Butler L, Bowman A, Owen S, Demanuele J. Are The Effects Of Acculturation On Blood Pressure The Same For All Regions Of The World And For All Peoples?. Society Of Behavioral Medicine Annual Conference. Salt Lake City, UT. 2003 .

    Larson MJ, Steffen PR, Jackson K, Livingstone J, Hill M, Stevens R. Clinically Significant Distress Is Related To Increased Blood Pressure In Marital Therapy Subjects. Families And Health Conference. BYU, Provo, UT. 2002 .
    Steffen PR, Jackson K, Larson MJ, Livingstone J, Hill M, Stevens R. Forgiveness, Marital Quality, And Ambulatory Blood Pressure. Families And Health Conference. BYU, Provo, UT. 2002 .

    Livingstone J, Steffen PR, Jackson K, Larson MJ, Hill M, Stevens R. The Effects Of Religious And Social Support On Blood Pressure In Marital Therapy Subjects. Families And Health Conference. BYU, Provo, UT. 2002 .

    Miller HL, Clayton C, Layne C, Norton E, Steffen PR, Belcher J. Revising The Undergraduate Curriculum And Major Requirements: One Department's Odyssey. Psychology Learning And Teaching Conference. University of York, York, UK. 2002 .

    Butler L, Steffen PR. Marital Adjustment And Coping Strategies In Distressed And Non-Distressed Couples. Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. BYU, Provo, UT. 2002 .

    Larson MJ, Steffen PR, Fearing M. Denial And Repressive Defensiveness In A Religious Sample. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference. RMPA, Park City, UT. 2002 .

    Fearing M, Steffen PR, Larson MJ. Self-Esteem And Relationship With God. Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Conference. RMPA, Park City, UT. 2002 .

    Steffen PR, Sherwood A, Gullette ECD, Geogiades A, Hinderliter AL, Blumenthal JA. The Effects of Exercise and Weight Loss on Blood Pressure During Daily Life. American Psychosomatic Society. Monterey, CA. 2001 .

    Steffen PR, Blumenthal JA, Hinderliter AL, Sherwood A. Psychosocial variables moderate the relationship between ethnicity and nighttime blood pressure dipping. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Miami, FL. 2000 .