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Annie T. Ginty, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience

Annie Ginty, Ph.D.

Education:

Ph.D., Behavioral Medicine, University of Birmingham (UK), 2012

B.S., Neuroscience & Psychology, Allegheny College, 2009

Biography:

Dr. Ginty completed her Ph.D. in Behavioral Medicine at University of Birmingham. She was awarded the University of Birmingham’s Ratcliffe Prize for best Ph.D. in science. Her Ph.D. work examined the behavioral and neural correlates of diminished cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress. Dr. Ginty was then awarded a two-year AXA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship to investigate the relationship between biological responses to stress and adaptation during a stressful life transition. Dr. Ginty then completed a T32 Fellowship in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine at University of Pittsburgh. She has been named a Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science and recently received the Herbert Weiner Early Career award from the American Psychosomatic Society. Dr. Ginty serves on the Editorial Board of Psychosomatic Medicine, is a consulting editor for Biological Psychology, and is a section editor for Stress & Health. Dr. Ginty joined the Baylor Faculty in Fall 2016.

Academic Interests and Research:

How does the brain link psychological experiences, such as stress, with cognitive, biological, and behavioral changes that matter for health? This question is at the heart of Dr. Ginty’s research program, which integrates neuroimaging, psychophysiological, neuroendocrine, and epidemiological methods. Her particular focus is on the neurobiology of the peripheral nervous system and cardiovascular responses to stress and their relationship with unhealthy behaviors and future disease.

For additional information about Dr. Ginty’s research, please visit the website for the 

Baylor Behavioral Medicine Laboratory

Representative publications:

Brindle, R.C., Pearson, A., & Ginty, A.T. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) relate to blunted cardiovascular and cortisol reactivity to acute laboratory stress: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 134, 104530. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104530

Ginty, A.T., Oosterhoff, B.J., Young, D.A., & Williams, S.E. (2022). Effects of arousal reappraisal on the anxiety responses to stress: Breaking the cycle of negative physiological arousal interpretation. British Journal of Psychology, 113, 131-152. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12528

Ginty, A.T., Young, D.A., **Tyra, A.T., **Hurley, P.E., Brindle, R.C., & Williams, S.E. (2021). Heart rate reactivity to acute psychological stress predicts higher levels of PTSD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83, 351-357. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000848

Ginty, A.T., **Hurley, P.E., & Young, D.A. (2020). Diminished cardiovascular stress reactivity is associated with higher levels of behavioral disengagement. Biological Psychology, 155, 107933. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107933

Ginty, A.T., **Kraynak, T.E., Fisher, J.P., & Gianaros, P.J. (2017). Cardiovascular and autonomic reactivity to psychological stress: Neurophysiological substrates and links to cardiovascular disease. Autonomic Neuroscience, 207, 2-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2017.03.003

** = graduate student, * = undergraduate student

Complete list of published works at Google Scholar.

Grants Funded- Current:

2019-2024: Brain substrates for cardiovascular stress physiology. National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, K01 ($709,572). Role: Principal Investigator.

2019-2024:  Endogenous opioid dysfunction, stress, and risk for smoking relapse. National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Drug Abuse, R01 (subaward amount: $174,695). Role: Co-Investigator. 

Awards

2021       Herbert Weiner Early Career Award, American Psychosomatic Society 
2021       Elizabeth Vardaman (“Betsy”) Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduates,  Baylor University
2020       NHLBI Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award, Renewal 
2020       Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Fellowship Award for Early Stage Investigators
2019       NHLBI Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award, Renewal 
2018       NHLBI Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award, Renewal 
2017       Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science              
2016       MacLean Travel Award, American Psychosomatic Society 
2015       NHLBI Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award
2015       Multi-modal Neuroimaging Training Program Participant, Center for Neural Basis
               of Cognition, University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University
2013       Young Investigator Colloquium Attendee, American Psychosomatic Society
2012       Ratcliffe Prize for best postgraduate research in science, University of Birmingham      
2010       Young Scholar Award, American Psychosomatic Society 
2009       Overseas Scholarship, University of Birmingham 
2009       School of Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences Studentship, University of               
                Birmingham 
2009       Alden Scholar (awarded 3 academic years), Allegheny College 
2009       Year of Health Scholar for excellence in health research, Allegheny College
2005       Trustee Scholarship for academic excellence, Allegheny College

Graduate Student Recruitment:

Dr. Ginty is currently accepting applications for Ph.D. students to enroll Fall 2023.

Current Post-docs

Adam O’Riordan, Ph.D.  

Current Ph.D. Student

Alexandra Tyra 

Baylor Courses Taught

  • PSY 3333 - Health Disparities
  • PSY/NSC 4312 - Behavioral Medicine
  • PSY 4325 - Sports and Exercise Psychology

 

Annie Ginty, Ph.D.
Annie_Ginty@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2236

Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

College of Arts and Sciences

Baylor Sciences Building, B.309

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One Bear Place 97334
Waco, TX 76798-7334

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