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Nadia van den Berg

Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology
Social Risk and Resilience Factors (SuRRF) Lab
Faculty Advisor: John Ruiz

I am a Clinical Psychology PhD student specializing in Health Psychology. My research interests center on understanding how social integration & social support influence health outcomes, particularly among individuals living with cancer. More broadly, I study the biopsychosocial pathways through which stress affects mental and physical health, & how social factors may buffer against these effects. I am also interested in daily monitoring approaches for studying these processes in everyday life.

Research Interests:

  • Social Integration & Social Support
  • Stress & Health
  • Sociocultural Mechanisms of Resilience
  • Psycho-oncology & Cancer Survivorship
  • Daily Monitoring

Courses Taught:

TA for:

  • PSY 324 - Fundamentals of Aging: a Multidisciplinary Perspective (2026)
  • PSY 455 - Mental Health & Mental Wellness in Aging: Through a Culturally Competent Lens (2026)

*Year listed indicates when this individual last worked in the specified course.

Updated: 10/05/26

Degrees

  • B.S. Psychology and Communication Sciences & Disorders, Northwestern University (2026)