Shelley E. Taylor

Shelley Elizabeth Taylor is an American psychologist and distinguished professor at UCLA recognized for her contributions to social cognition, health psychology and social neuroscience. She is known for the tend-and-befriend model of the stress response, an alternative to the fight-or-flight account, and for research on how people cope with illness and threat. Her honors include the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award and election to the National Academy of Sciences.