Kevin Masters (psychologist) explained

Kevin S. Masters
Birth Date:	1958
Nationality:	American
Fields:	Psychology, Behavioral medicine
Workplaces:	University of Colorado Denver
Alma Mater:	Brigham Young University (PhD)
Website:	Faculty page

Kevin S. Masters (born 1958) is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado Denver. Since 2009, he has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Behavioral Medicine, where he was earlier an associate editor (2005–2009). He has also served as associate editor at Annals of Behavioral Medicine (2009–2011). and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Masters has published numerous articles on the health effects and correlates of religion and spirituality.

Biography

Masters was born in 1958.^[1] He obtained his baccalaureate degree in psychology in 1980 from Cedarville College, (BA, 1980), later obtaining graduate degrees in clinical psychology from the University of Dayton, (MA, 1982) and Brigham Young University (PhD, 1989).^[2] His doctoral thesis focused on why people run the marathon.^[3]

Publications (selected)

Spirituality, religion, and health:

• Masters . Kevin S. . Spielmans . Glen I. . Prayer and Health: Review, Meta-Analysis, and Research Agenda . Journal of Behavioral Medicine. May 2007 . 30 . 4 . 329–338 . 10.1007/s10865-007-9106-7 . 17487575. 3621477 .
• Steffen . Patrick R. . Masters . Kevin S. . Does compassion mediate the intrinsic religion-health relationship? . . 2005 . 30 . 3 . 217–224 . 10.1207/s15324796abm3003_6. 16336073 . free .
• Kapuscinski . Afton N. . Masters . Kevin S. . 2010 . The current status of measures of spirituality: A critical review of scale development . . 2 . 4 . 191–205 . 10.1037/a0020498.
• Masters . Kevin S. . Carey . Kate B. . Maisto . Stephen A. . Caldwell . Paul E. . Wolfe . Thomas V. . Hackney . Harold L. . France . Christopher R. . Himawan . Lina . Psychometric Examination of the Brief Multidimensional Measure of Religiousness/Spirituality Among College Students . . March 2009 . 19 . 2 . 106–120 . 10.1080/10508610802711194. 143818118 .

Other:

• Masters . Kevin S. . Ogles . Benjamin M. . Associative and dissociative cognitive strategies in exercise and running: 20 years later, what do we know? . The Sport Psychologist . Sep 1998 . 12 . 3 . 253–270 . 0888-4781. 10.1123/tsp.12.3.253 .

External links

• Faculty page

Notes and References

1. http://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-n95802902 Worldcat person data, Kevin S. Masters
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714111436/http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/CLAS/Departments/psychology/AboutUs/ContactUs/DepartmentDirectory/Pages/Masters_CV_2-10-14.pdf Kevin Masters CV
3. Masters, Kevin S. (1988). "The psychology of the marathon : an exploration of how and why people run 26.2 miles." Doctoral dissertation in psychology. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, Department of Psychology.