Contact
| Dept: | Psychology |
| Email: | alisonp@iastate.edu |
| Office: | 0020 Office And Lab 2401 Osborn Dr. Ames IA 50011-2401 |
| Phone: | 515-294-3393 |
| Website: | https://faculty.sites.iastate.edu/alisonp/ |
Laboratory: The Healthy Habits Lab
Bio
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Education:
Ph.D., Social/Health Psychology
Rutgers University, New Jersey, 2011
M.A., Social Psychology
Rutgers University, New Jersey, 2008
B.A., Psychology & Mathematics
Grinnell College, Iowa, 2003
Research Interests:
I study the processes by which individuals develop and maintain health-related habits, particularly medication adherence and regular physical activity. These processes include belief/attitude formation, experience that a behavior has expected results, intrinsic motivation and self-identitification with the behavior, and stable context cues for the behavior.
I study mainly populations with chronic illness but also young adults, for whom prevention of chronic illness is key. I also study provider communication strategies for promoting optimal adherence to medical advice, primarily focusing on eliciting and addressing patients' beliefs about their treatment(s) and their treatment-related habits.
In the future, I will develop "mobile health" technology applications to promote effective patient-provider communication and habit development