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Megan E. Renna

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2011
Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesCancer survivorship and careStress Responses and CortisolTryptophan and brain disordersChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Publications

90

Citations

2,655

Est. group size

~17

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Megan E. Renna's research examines how emotions, stress, and anxiety relate to physical health outcomes, including immune markers, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular function, and body composition. Her work often combines psychological measurement (such as emotion regulation and mindfulness scales) with physiological measures like heart rate variability, inflammation markers, and autonomic nervous system activity, frequently studying young adults, couples, and cancer survivors.

Emotion regulation and dysregulationAnxiety, depression, and stressPsychophysiology (heart rate, autonomic, gastric activity)Metabolic syndrome and body compositionHealth psychology and psychoneuroimmunology

Publication output has grown from a handful of papers per year in 2017-2019 to a sustained higher rate of 9-15 papers annually from 2020-2024, suggesting steady to growing research activity over the past decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 15 publications15212022: 9 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 6 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity×7
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology×7
  • Psycho-Oncology×4
  • Behavior Therapy×3
  • Cognitive Therapy and Research×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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