Christopher Godfrey
Associate Chair
Biography
Faculty Bio
Dr. Godfrey is a clinical health psychologist and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology on the New York City campus. He has served as the Co-Director of the New York City campusÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ Undergraduate Psychology Programs and the Associate Director of Graduate Psychology Programs Field Training. Dr. Godfrey directs the Center for Urban Health and Education Research Lab, where he and his research team work with community-based organizations on questions of how people navigate healthcare systems and make decisions about their health. Dr. Godfrey teaches in Psychology (NYC)ÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™s undergraduate, Masters, and doctoral programs. He is one of the core faculty in the Clinical Psychology (Health Emphasis) PhD program.
Research and Creative Works
Research Interest
My research focuses on how healthcare systems affect our health, mental health, and overall well-being. I am particularly interested in how people view and experience healthcare systems and how these perspectives shape their health decisions, behavior, and health outcomes. Because healthcare systems are interdisciplinary, my work includes scientific perspectives from health psychology, public and community health, and medicine and lived experience perspectives from urban planning, arts, and civic participation.
My work has examined the healthcare system experiences of groups such as Black and brown people living with chronic health conditions, economically disadvantaged families, older adults, gay/bisexual men, and people living with HIV/AIDS. These groups share the paradoxical status of being extensively studied and medically disenfranchised: we know about their data but remain largely blind to their healthcare experiences.
My research lab is the Center for Urban Health and Education Research. Our work at the Center tries to shift the perspective of health psychology research by partnering with communities and community-based healthcare providers to ensure that the voices, concerns and experiences of the populations we study remain at the heart of our projects. Currently my research is centered on three intersecting topics 1) the role of primary care in economically disadvantaged, queer and minioritized men's healthcare experiences, 2) healthcare workersÄÐÅ®²Ù±ÆÊÓƵÈí¼þ™ COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic mental health and health-risk perceptions, and 3) the use of arts and civic participation in improving family and community well-being.
Courses Taught
Past Courses
PSY 110: Introduction to Psychology I
PSY 111: Intro to Psychlgy II (CAP)- LC
PSY 111: Intro. to Psychlgy II (CAP) LC
PSY 111: Introduction to Psychology II
PSY 112: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 112: Introduction to Psychology-CAP
PSY 201: Psych of Business & Industry
PSY 205: Stats in Psych & Allied Fields
PSY 209: Health Psychology
PSY 231: Psychology of Death and Dying
PSY 278: Environmental Psychology
PSY 308: History of Psychology
PSY 308: History/Systems of Psychology
PSY 313: Research Methodology
PSY 315: Cognitive Psychology
PSY 320: Abnormal Psychology I
PSY 321: Abnormal Psychology II
PSY 323: Psychology of Learning
PSY 327: Mentored Lab Class Semester 1
PSY 328: Mentored Lab Class Semester 2
PSY 380: Experimental Psychology I
PSY 381: Experimental Psychology II
PSY 395: Indpndnt Study in Psychology
PSY 396: Topic: Mentored Lab Class
PSY 396: Tpc: Cmptr Applctn in Psych
PSY 602: Ethics in Psychology
PSY 623: Social Psychology
PSY 627: Mentored Lab Class Semester 1
PSY 628: Mentored Lab Class Semester 2
PSY 696: Health Psychology
PSY 699: M.A. Thesis
PSY 701: Doctoral Mentored Lab Class
PSY 732: Primary Care Interventions I
PSY 733: Primary Care Interventions II
PSY 811: Externship Seminar
PSY 812: Clinical Externship
PSY 830: Public Health Psychology
PSY 834: Doctoral Project Seminar
PSY 835: Doctoral Colloquium