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I am Professor of Psychological Sciences with a focus on health psychology. The following links provide more information about: Graduate Study in Psychological Sciences (general information) Graduate Study in Health Psychology Undergraduate education in Psychological Sciences

Research Interests: Health psychology focused on children and adolescents. Interactions between behavior and health in children and adolescents. Quality of life in childhood, especially in vulnerable groups due to chronic illness, poverty, and racial/ethnic minority status. Health disparities in...

Healthy Passages This is a longitudinal cohort study that tracked influences on health and development in adolescence, by following over 5,000 from age 10 to 15. This project allows us to examine changes in health status and quality of life (QOL) over time, including in the development of the major...