Education
Ph.D Health Psychology, University of Iowa, 2019
MPH Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, 2018
MA Experimental Psychology, California State University, Northridge, 2013
BA Business Economics & Communication, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005
Biography
Grounded in the socio-ecological model, my research program operates at the intersection of social-health psychology and public health, exploring the role social and psychological factors play in health promotion and chronic disease prevention. In particular, my studies have focused on obesity across the lifespan and its relationship with psychosocial constructs such as rurality, subjective-wellbeing, and weight-based stigmatization. More recently, my research has adopted an implementation and dissemination focus as I look to build a program aimed at developing, testing, evaluating, and disseminating healthy behavior change interventions in underserved communities.
Representative Courses Taught
- HLTH 307 Bioethics
- HLTH 310 Health Program, Planning, and Evaluation
Scholarship
Keywords
Obesity, Health Psychology, Social Determinants of Health, Health Equity, Community-Based Participatory Research