Nancy E. Adler Alma mater Wellesley College Harvard University Known for Health behavior Social determinants of health Awards New York Academy of Medicine's Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science (2017) APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award (2013) APA Newman-Proshansky Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Population Psychology (2011) NAM David Rall Medal (2010) APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology (2009) Scientific career Fields Health psychology Institutions University of California, San Francisco Thesis Reactions of women to therapeutic abortion: a social psychological analysis (1974)