Domains of Influence: Behavioral
Behavioral health includes the choices individuals make that can improve or reduce their wellness. Studies in this area look at lifestyle, treatment choices, and resilience.
Faculty are examining the role of resilience on health.
Researchers in this domain
Areas of Expertise: self-management, quality of life; inner strength in women surviving chronic health conditions; health communication
Areas of Expertise: ordinal statistics, health promotion and intervention, and multivariate data analysis
Areas of Expertise: chronic pain, opioids, self-management, pain care disparities
Areas of Expertise: sleep disturbances, sleep-related breathing disorders
Areas of Expertise: older adult cognitive function; well-being among dementia caregivers; non- pharmacological interventions
Areas of Expertise: resiliency, PTSD; trauma among minority women
Areas of Expertise: dietary self-management; nursing care of older adults
Faculty are investigating the role of caregiving in dementia.
Researchers in this domain
Areas of expertise: ordinal statistics, health promotion and intervention, and multivariate data analysis
Areas of Expertise: chronic pain, opioids, self-management, pain care disparities
Areas of Expertise: older adult cognitive function; well-being among dementia caregivers; non- pharmacological interventions
Areas of Expertise: resiliency, PTSD; trauma among minority women
Areas of Expertise: dietary self-management; nursing care of older adults
Faculty are exploring the role of biculturalism on health behaviors and the interaction of acculturative stress on health care seeking.
Researchers in this domain
Areas of Expertise: self-management, quality of life; inner strength in women surviving chronic health conditions; health communication
Areas of Expertise: ordinal statistics, health promotion and intervention, and multivariate data analysis
Areas of Expertise: chronic pain, opioids, self-management, pain care disparities
Areas of Expertise: resiliency, PTSD; trauma among minority women
Areas of Expertise: dietary self-management; nursing care of older adults
Faculty examine the way societal behaviors affect health, including the effects of policies and laws on health.
Researchers in this domain
Areas of Expertise: chronic pain, opioids, self-management, pain care disparities
Areas of Expertise: resiliency, PTSD; trauma among minority women