Bio
Robert M. Kaplan has served as Chief Science Officer at the US Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Associate Director of the National Institutes of Health, where he led the behavioral and social sciences programs. He is also a Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Health Services and Medicine at UCLA, where he led the UCLA/RAND AHRQ health services training program and the UCLA/RAND CDC Prevention Research Center. He was Chair of the Department of Health Services from 2004 to 2009. From 1997 to 2004 he was Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego. He is a past President of several organizations, including the American Psychological Association Division of Health Psychology, Section J of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Pacific), the International Society for Quality of Life Research, the Society for Behavioral Medicine, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Kaplan is a former Editor-in-Chief of Health Psychology and of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. His 20 books and over 560 articles or chapters have been cited more than 55,000 times (H-index>100) and the ISI includes him in the listing of the most cited authors in his field (defined as above the 99.5th percentile). Kaplan was elected to the National Academy of Medicine (formerly the Institute of Medicine) in 2005.
Honors & Awards
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President's Award for Career Achievement, International Society for Quality of Life Research (2004)
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Distinguished Career Service Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2005)
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Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine (2005)
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Astra ZenecaPrize for Best Original Research Article, Astra Zeneca (2006)
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Outstanding Research Mentor Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2006)
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List of Most Cited Authors, Institute for Scientific Information (2006-present)
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C Tracy Orleans Award, Society of Behavioral Medicine (2011)
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Health Policy Scientist of the Year, American Sociological Association (2012)
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Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contribution, American Psychological Association (2012)
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Nathan Perry Award for Distinguished Service, Society for Health Psychology (2017)
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Elizabeth Fries Award, CDC Foundation (2020)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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President, American Psychological Association, Division of Health Psychology (1991 - 1992)
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President, International Society for Quality of Life Research (1995 - 1996)
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President, Society of Behavioral Medicine (1996 - 1997)
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Chair, Behavioral Science Council, American Thoracic Society (2001 - 2003)
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President, Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2002 - 2003)
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Co-Chair, BSE Subcommittee, White House National Committee on Science and Technology Policy (2011 - 2015)
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Member, National Committee for Vital and Health Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics (2011 - 2015)
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Member, Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation (2011 - 2015)