Expertise

I investigate how and why people initiate behavioral change and factors which promote the maintenance of newly adopted behaviors, especially among adults with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. Mechanisms for promoting behavioral change are examined to identify those most potent.

Scholarly Interests

  • Nutrition and lifestyle behaviors
  • Diabetes prevention
  • Optimal management of diabetes
  • Intervention research
  • Behavioral change
Degrees
M.Ed, Vanderbilt University, Science Education
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Human Nutrition