Dr. Labott is a board certified health psychologist who runs the Health Psychology Service at UIC. Her research is in the areas of emotional expression and health, and psychological issues impacting medical outcomes.

Representative Publications

Labott, S.M., & Johnson, T.P. (2004). Psychological and social risks of behavioral research. IRB: Ethics & Human Research, 26(3), 11-15.

Labott, S. (In press). Understanding a patient’s wishes to die. Clinical Case Studies.

Labott, S.M. (2004). Chronic respiratory diseases. In P.M. Camic & S.J. Knight (Eds.) Clinical Handbook of Health Psychology: A Practical Guide to Effective Interventions, Vol 2. Seattle: Hogref & Huber.

Labott, S.M., Sanjabi, P.B., Jenkins, N., & Iannuzzi, M.C. (2001). Anger experience and expression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 6 (4), 481-486.

Labott, S.M. (2001). Crying in Psychotherapy. In Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M. & Cornelius, R.R. (Eds.), Adult Crying: A Biopsychosocial Approach (pp. 213-226) Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.

Labott, S.M., & Iannuzzi, M.C. (1999). Respiratory manifestations of psychological issues. Pulmonary and Critical Care Update Online, 13(9).

Labott, S.M. (1998). Depression in oncology patients. BioMedicina, 1(10), 398-402.

Labott, S.M., Preisman, R.C., Torosian, T., Popovich, J., & Iannuzzi, M.C. (1996). Screening for somatizing patients in the pulmonary subspecialty clinic. Psychosomatics, 37, 327-338.

Labott, S.M., Preisman, R.C., Popovich, J., & Iannuzzi, M.C. (1995). Health care utilization of somatizing patients in a pulmonary subspecialty clinic. Psychosomatics, 36, 122-128.