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Carol A. Dolan, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Community Health Sciences

PhD, University of North Carolina
MA, Bowie State University
MA, University of North Carolina
BA, Saint Michael's College

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ORCID : 0000-0001-7026-7411

Carol A. Dolan, Ph.D. is Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) where she focuses on the social and behavioral sciences and the social-contextual determinants of health and mental health.

As a founding member, leader and faculty advisor of the “Public Health – Mental Health Connections” project, Dr. Dolan conducted a review of BUSPH’s activities in education, research and practice related to the intersection of public health and mental health (PHMH). This project includes a qualitative assessment of current PHMH resources and research, development of a plan to leverage existing PHMH resources, and convening of professional development groups for students seeking careers in PHMH. The resulting recommendations have been integrated into the development and growth of the BUSPH Certificate in Mental Health and Substance Use, which Dr. Dolan directs.

Dr. Dolan teaches Individual, Community and Population Health (PH720), Stress as a Public Health Problem (SB730), Mental Health and Public Health: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Perspective (SB780), Trauma, Trauma-informed Care, Recovery and Resilience (SB832) and Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health (SB721). Dr. Dolan has earned several teaching awards.

A vital aspect of Dr. Dolan’s work as a clinical faculty member is mentoring MPH students who have an interest in public health and mental health research and academics. Past projects include an independent research study evaluating the impact on mindfulness meditation on graduate students' wellness, and a project to develop teaching tools (including video and online components) for SB780 Mental Health and Public Health: A Social and Behavioral Sciences Perspective.
Dr. Dolan collaborated on BU MPH integrated core course redesign, in which she prepared course materials, piloted and successfully executed the delivery of the Individual, Community and Population Health course. She is now preparing this course to be delivered in online format.

Her research, publications and presentations have focused on stress and health in various contexts, including the effects of psychosocial factors and stress on cardiovascular health, and stress and coping in minority women. Dr. Dolan conducted program evaluation and data management in public health based projects on substance abuse, injury prevention and sexual assault for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. As research scientist with Walter Reed Medical Research Unit (Heidelberg, Germany), she conducted quantitative and qualitative research examining the physical and psychological effects of stress among deployed military members. Her work also includes counseling experience with military members and families, with a focus on how deployments and trauma affect family members.

For 18 years and in 10 countries, Dr. Dolan taught undergraduate, graduate and online courses in psychology and research methods to military members and their families for the University of Maryland’s overseas division. In 2007, she was honored with the Stanley J. Drazek Teaching Excellence Award University of Maryland University College, which recognizes the highest teaching accomplishments of outstanding faculty members in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Dolan, C.A. & Velez, A. Paper presented American Public Health Association meetings. Implementing an Integrated Core Curriculum: From Committee to the Classroom. Denver. 2016.
Dolan, C.A., & Sabin, L. Paper presented American Public Health Association meetings. Individual, Community and Population Health: Developing and Implementing an Integrated Core Course for 21st century MPH education. Denver. 2016.
Dolan, C.A., & Royce, K.A. Paper presented at American Public Health Association meetings. Mental Health – Public Health Connections at Boston University School of Public Health: An assessment and evaluation. Chicago. 2015.
Dolan, C.A., & Anderson, E.B. Paper presented at American Public Health Association meetings. Mindfulness meditation training and graduate student wellness. Chicago. 2015.
Dolan, C.A., & Ender, M. G. . The coping paradox: Work, stress, and coping in the U.S. Army. Military Psychology. 2008; 20(3):151-169.

Dolan CA, Adler AB. Military hardiness as a buffer of psychological health on return from deployment. Mil Med. 2006 Feb; 171(2):93-8. PMID: 16578974

Huffman, A.H. Adler, A.B., Dolan, C.A. & Castro, C.A. The impact of operations tempo on turnover intentions of Army personnel. Military Psychology. 2005; 17:175-202..
Dolan, C.A., Adler, A.B., Thomas, J.L. & Castro, C.A. . Operations tempo and soldier health: The moderating effect of wellness behaviors. Military Psychology. 2005; 17:157-174.
Dolan, C.A., Schroeder, E.D. & Wright, K.M. Paper presented at Behavioral Sciences Conferences, US Army Europe. USAREUR Suicide Event Surveillance Program: Data Summary and Program Evaluation. Heidelberg. 2003.
Dolan, C.A. & Crouch, C.L. Paper presented at the Strategies in Qualitative Research Conference. Presenting qualitative data in a quantitative World. London. 2002.

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Adler, A.B., Dolan, C.A., & Castro, C.A. Proceedings of the 36th International Applied Military Psychology Symposium [pp. 30-34]. U.S. soldier peacekeeping experiences and well-being after returning from deployment to Kosovo. Split. 2001.
Dolan, C.A. & Adler, A.B =. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Meeting. Pushing the limit: The impact of work tempo on the health of US soldiers. San Francisco. 2001.
Dolan, C.A., Huffman, A.H., Adler, A.B., Wright, K.M., Thomas, J.L. & Castro, C.A. Paper presented at the 22nd Stress and Anxiety Research International Conference. Coping with the stress of a military deployment: Psychological and physical health. Mallorca. 2001.
Dolan, C.A. & Castro, C.A. Paper presented at European Health Psychology Society meeting. Sources of stress and coping among US soldiers and their leaders. St Andrews. 2001.
Dolan, C.A., Adler, A.B., Castro, C.A., & Huffman, A.H. Psychosomatic Medicine [Abstracts]. Health outcomes among soldiers deployed to Kosovo: The role of military hardiness. 2001; 63:163.
Huffman, AH, Adler, AB, Dolan, CA. Thomas, JL & Castro, CA. Paper presented at American Psychological Association Meeting. Impact of OPTEMPO on Retention of U.S. Personnel in Europe. San Francisco. 2001.
Castro, C.A., Huffman, A. H., Dolan, C.A. and Adler, A. B. Paper presented at the 36th International Applied Psychology Symposium. Working in the zone: Maintaining optimal readiness in U.S. soldiers. Split. 2000.
Dolan, C.A., Adler, A. B., Castro, C.A. and Huffman, A. H. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Human Dimensions during Military Deployments. Organizational and health outcomes among soldiers deployed to Kosovo: The role of Military Hardiness. Heidelberg. 2000.
Huffman, A. H., Adler, A. B., Castro, C. A., & Dolan, C. A. Proceedings of the 42nd International Military Testing Association. Retention and the U.S. Army officers in Europe. Edinburgh. 2000.
Adler, A. B., Dolan, C. A., & Castro, C. A. Proceedings of the 36th International Applied Military Psychology Symposium. Soldier peacekeeping experiences and wellbeing after returning from deployment to Kosovo: U.S. soldier peacekeeping experiences and well-being. Split. 2000.
Dolan, C.A., Amaro, H., & Messinger, M. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting. Inhalant abuse prevention in Hispanic youth: Community-based peer education. Boston. 1994.
Dolan, C.A. & Floyd, R.R. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting. Coping, appraisal and effectiveness: Daily stress in African-American college women. Boston. 1994.

Light KC, Dolan CA, Davis MR, Sherwood A. Cardiovascular responses to an active coping challenge as predictors of blood pressure patterns 10 to 15 years later. Psychosom Med. 1992 Mar-Apr; 54(2):217-30. PMID: 1565757

Sherwood A, Davis MR, Dolan CA, Light KC. Cardiovascular reactivity assessment: effects of choice of difficulty on laboratory task responses. Int J Psychophysiol. 1992 Jan; 12(1):87-94. PMID: 1740406

Dolan CA, Sherwood A, Light KC. Cognitive coping strategies and blood pressure responses to real-life stress in healthy young men. Health Psychol. 1992; 11(4):233-40. PMID: 1396491

Sherwood A, Dolan CA, Light KC. Hemodynamics of blood pressure responses during active and passive coping. Psychophysiology. 1990 Nov; 27(6):656-68. PMID: 2100351

Light, K.C., Dolan, C.A., Davis, M.R. and Sherwood, A. American Journal of Hypertension. Blood pressure in healthy young men during rest and mental stress as predictors of blood pressure patterns 10-15 years later. 1990; 3:39A.
Sherwood A., Dolan C.A., Light K.C. Hemodynamics of blood pressure responses during active and passive coping. Psychophysiology. 1990; 27:656-667.
Dolan, C.A., Sherwood, A. and Light, K.C. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine meeting. Coping with pressure: An ambulatory blood pressure monitoring study comparing exam and non-exam days as a function of self-focused coping. 1989.
Dolan, C.A. & White, J.W. Issues of consistency and effectiveness in coping with daily stress. Journal of Research in Personality. 1988; 22:395-407.
Sherwood, A., Davis, M.R., Dolan, C.A. & Light, K.C. . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Cardiovascular reactivity to a mental arithmetic task: Effects of self challenge. 1988; 25:481.
Dolan, CA, Sherwood, A. & Light, KC . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Laboratory and ambulatory blood pressures in high and low self-focused coping. 1988; 25:443.
Dolan, C.A., Light, K.C. & Sherwood, A. Paper presented at the Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research. Coping strategies and ambulatory blood pressure in borderline vs. normotensive college men. 1987; 24:586-587.
Dolan, C.A. & White, J.W. Paper presented at the Thirty-first Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association. An idiographic-nomothetic assessment of emotions and responses. Atlanta. 1985.
Dolan, C.A. Paper presented at the Fifty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. The effect of competition and self-consciousness on state anxiety. Philadelphia. 1983.
Dolan, C.A. The effect of competition and self-consciousness on state anxiety. Paper presented at the Fifty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. 1983.

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