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Kasl Recipient of Career Achievement Award

The Work, Stress and Health Conference, co-hosted by the American Psychological Association, the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety and the Society for Occupational Health and Psychology, honored Stanislav Kasl, Ph.D., as this year’s recipient of the Career Achievement Award.  The award recognizes scientists who have made major, life-long contributions to this field.  He received the award at the annual conference held March 6-8 in Washington, D.C.

In introducing Dr. Kasl, Daniel Ganster, Professor and Charles C. Fichtner Chair, Department of Management, University of Arkansas, remarked that throughout Kasl’s career, “he has relentlessly fought the good fight against the confirmation bias in the field of stress research and theory – arguably our toughest nemesis.  Yet, at the same time, he has always managed to encourage us to continue our efforts.”   (Dr. Ganster’s full introduction).

Kasl is a Professor and Head of the Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology at Yale School of Public Health (YSPH).  Kasl earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1962.  He came to YSPH as a lecturer in 1969.  His research interests are in psychosocial epidemiology and in psychiatric epidemiology, studying the risk factors for psychiatric outcomes and aspects of mental health and well-being.  Kasl’s studies include incidence of disease, course of illness and disability, and case fatality.

He serves on the editorial boards of many prestigious journals including the American Journal of Epidemiology, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, and the International Journal of Psychiatry and Medicine.  Kasl is also a member of the American Public Health Association, Society for Epidemiologic Research, the International Epidemiological Association and the American Psychosomatic Society.

The Work, Stress and Health Conference hosts experts from around the world that present findings on the impact of work on employee stress, health and productivity and family relationships.

-Story by Marcie Addy