Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
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Cynthia Bane, PhD, is a social and health psychologist with Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, Michigan. She is a graduate of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. She earned both a master's degree and a doctorate degree in social psychology with a focus in applied health psychology from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Bane is an experienced educator and researcher in the fields of health psychology and social psychology. Her research and teaching interests are health psychology, social psychology, and medical education. Prior to working at WMed, Dr. Bane held a faculty position in the Department of Psychology at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa.
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Education and Training
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 1999, Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island
- PhD 1997, Social psychology, focus in applied health psychology, Miami University
- MA 1993, Social psychology, focus in applied health psychology, Miami University
- BA 1991, Psychology, Luther College
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Research
- Social Psychology
- Medical Education
- Health Psychology
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Publications
Haymaker C.M., Cadick A., Bane C.M., Percifield C.S., McGuire N., Vanderkolk K. Identification and Accommodation of ADHD in Family Medicine Residencies: A CERA Study Family Medicine. 2024;56:435-441.
Tierney K.I., Wagenfeld-Heintz E., Bane C., Linares S., Sandberg M., Moss D., Duerst A., Walters C., Bautista T., Gumbleton L., Kothari C.L. Societal Discrimination, Vigilance, and Patient-Provider Relationships Among Perinatal Women: A Mixed Methods Study Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health. 2024
Haymaker C., Berry S.D., Cadick A., Bane C., VanDerKolk K. The relationship between a single-item measure of burnout and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in family medicine residents International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2023;58:637-642.
Haymaker C.M., Bane C.M., Roise A., Greene J. Emotion Regulation and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents Family Medicine. 2022;54:139-141.
Bane C.M.H., Cornish M., Erspamer N., Kampman L. Self-Disclosure through weblogs and perceptions of online and "Real-life" friendships among female bloggers Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. 2010;13(2):131-139.
O'Konski M., Bane C., Hettinga J., Krull K. Comparative effectiveness of exercise with patterned sensory enhanced music and background music for long-term care residents Journal of Music Therapy. 2010;47(2):120-136.
Njus D., Bane C. Religious identification as a moderator of evolved sexual strategies of men and women Journal of Sex Research. 2009;46(6):546-557.
Bane C.M.H., Haymaker C.M.B., Zinchuk J. Social support as a moderator of the big-fish-in-a-little-pond effect in online self-help support groups Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research. 2005;10(4):239-261.
Kiecolt-Glaser J.K., Bane C., Glaser R., Malarkey W.B. Love, marriage, and divorce: Newlyweds' stress hormones foreshadow relationship changes Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2003;71(1):176-188.
Roberts-Clarke I., Morokoff P., Bane C., Ruggiero L. Characteristics of smoking in low-income pregnant latina and white women Journal of Community Health Nursing. 2002;19(2):77-81.
Yang E.V., Bane C.M., MacCallum R.C., Kiecolt-Glaser J.K., Malarkey W.B., Glaser R. Stress-related modulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2002;133(1-2):144-150.
Newton T.L., Bane C.M.H. Cardiovascular correlates of behavioral dominance and hostility during dyadic interaction International Journal of Psychophysiology. 2001;40(1):33-46.
Bane C.M., Ruggiero L., Dryfoos J.M., Rossi J.S. Development of a pregnancy-tailored decisional balance measure for smoking cessation Addictive Behaviors. 1999;24(6):795-799.
Newton T.L., Bane C.M., Flores A., Greenfield J. Dominance, gender, and cardiovascular reactivity during social interaction Psychophysiology. 1999;36(2):245-252.
Miller A.G., McHoskey J.W., Bane C.M., Dowd T.G. The Attitude Polarization Phenomenon: Role of Response Measure, Attitude Extremity, and Behavioral Consequences of Reported Attitude Change Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1993;64(4):561-574.
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Presentations
- Cradle Kalamazoo: A review of a decade of community research to reduce Black infant mortality in Kalamazoo. Butters R, Wewer A, Ospina F, Hunter O, Patil V, Evans N, Bane C, Kothari C, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024