Faculty Member Linda Baumann, PhD, RN, will become new president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

Linda Baumann, PhD, RN, professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, has assumed the role of president of the Society of Behavioral Medicine at the close of the Society’s 24th annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Society of Behavioral Medicine, headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, is the largest multidisciplinary organization dedicated to advancing the science and practice of behavioral approaches to health promotion, disease prevention and treatment.

Baumann’s research focuses on health beliefs and self-regulation of behavior in health and illness in underserved populations. She teaches courses in primary care, rural health, and health behavior and maintains an academic clinical practice as an adult nurse practitioner.

More information about the UW-Madison School of Nursing is available at www.son.wisc.edu. Additional information regarding the Society of Behavioral Medicine is available at www.sbm.org.