Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology from the American Psychological Association's Division of Health Psychology (twice)
Developmental Health Psychology Award from the Divisions of Health Psychology and Adult Development and Aging
Norman Cousins Award from the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society
Patricia A. Barchas award from the American Psychosomatic Society
Ohio State University's highest honor for scholars, appointment as a Distinguished University Professor
New Investigator Award. Society of Behavioral Medicine, 1984
Fellow. Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, 1985
Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology, Division of Health Psychology, 1988
First Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scientific/Academic Psychology, Department of Psychology, 1990
NIMH Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award, PI, 1992 - 2002
Distinguished Scholar Award. Office of Research, 1993
Research Career Development Award (K02), 1997 - 2002
Developmental Health Psychology Award. Divisions of Health Psychology and Adult Development and Aging, 1999
President. Division of Health Psychology, 1999 - 2000
Elected Member. National Academy of Medicine, 2001
Election as a Fellow, 2002
Master Lecture. American Psychological Association, Toronto, 2003
S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine, 2004
Patricia R. Barchas Award (For outstanding contributions to the study of the impact of social behavior on physiology). American Psychosomatic Society, 2005
Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology. Division of Health Psychology, 2007
Distinguished University Professor, 2008
NCI Established Investigator Award in Cancer Prevention and Control (K05), 2013 - 2018
Appointed a member of the Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies, 2014 - 2019
George Solomon Award, Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, 2017
American Psychosomatic Society 75th Anniversary Award for research on emotions and social processes, 2017
Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
American Psychological Association, Distinguished Contributions to Scientific Psychology, 2018
American Psychosomatic Society Distinguished Scientist Award for career contributions, 2019
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (2018)