[1] She holds the position of Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York,[2] and directs the Coping and health in context (CHiC) lab.
Her Ph.D. thesis, conducted under the supervision of Barbara Felton and funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, examined stress and coping strategies of middle-aged and elderly diabetics.
[2] Revenson worked at Barnard College of Columbia University[12] before joining the faculty of the CUNY Graduate Center in 1988.
[16] Revenson's research program focuses on coping mechanisms of individuals dealing with chronic illnesses,[17] such as asthma or cancer, and the social support provided by their loved ones,[18] including how spouses can affect their partner's health.
[20] As examples of her varied research contributions, Revenson has studied how participating in self-help groups may help people who have scoliosis to adjust,[21] how economic stress and mental health coincide,[22] how age can play a role in determining which coping strategies individuals use and their effectiveness,[23] and how coping strategies affect people's psychological symptoms.