A Little About Your Instructor:

Francis W. Craig is a graduate of the University of Richmond (B.A., 1989), Loyola College of Maryland (M.A., Clinical Psychology, 1994) and the University of Tennessee (Ph.D., 1998, Experimental Health Psychology). He joined the Mansfield University faculty in 1998, and directs the Mansfield University Health Psychology Laboratory. He is actively involved in research addressing the effects of socially supportive communication and behavior on cardiovascular response to stress. His latest research direction is a quantitative analysis of factors influencing patient response to a physician informing them of a medical error in their treatment. Most research that is run from his lab is collaborative work between Dr. Craig and MU student research apprentices. In the last 5 years, Dr. Craig has published articles in journals such as:  Integrative Physiological & Behavioral Science, International Journal of Men's Health, Alternative Therapies in Health & Medicine, Clinical Autonomic Research, & International Journal of Psychophysiology, The Guthrie Research Journal & Family Medicine.

For fun Dr. Craig swims, bikes, and runs.  He was a dedicated triathlete while in graduate school (fastest time in the Olympic Distance 2 hrs and 13 minutes for 1500m swim, 40K bike & 10K run). These days his training program has been designed to prepare for endurance biking events especially if they involving riding up mountains.  Here is a link to his recent ride of the 470 mile Blue Ridge Parkway which runs from Cherokee NC to Waynesboro VA (link) When not working on research, teaching or exercising, Elsewhere, Dr. Craig coaches for Northern Tier Aquatics swim team, follows college football, college football prep recruiting and is fascinated with the both investing and trading in the stock market. His favorite college team is the University of Tennessee Volunteers.