Nancy Adler

Nancy Adler
Nancy Adler
Born	July 26, 1946; New York City, U.S.
Died	January 4, 2024 (aged 77); San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Wellesley College; Harvard University
Known for	Health behavior; Social determinants of health
Awards	New York Academy of Medicine's Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science (2017); APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award (2013); APA Newman-Proshansky Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Population Psychology (2011); NAM David Rall Medal (2010); APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology (2009);
	Scientific career
Fields	Health psychology
Institutions	University of California, San Francisco
Thesis	Reactions of women to therapeutic abortion: a social psychological analysis (1974)

Nancy Elinor Adler (July 26, 1946 – January 4, 2024) was an American health psychologist. She was the Lisa and John Pritzker Professor of Medical Psychology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and director of UCSF's Center for Health and Community Sciences. Adler was known for her research on health behaviors, health disparities, and social determinants of health.

Adler was the director of the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health from its foundation to December 1996. She was the director of the Evidence for Action (E4A), a UCSF health program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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