Profiles in "Health Psychology" Expertise Area

  • Castro's research interests include health promotion and relapse prevention in Hispanic populations, with focus on motivational aspects in HIV prevention, drug abuse, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases.
  • Davis examines how social and emotional risk and resilience factors shape adaptation to stress.
  • Presson studies spatial reasoning and development, as well smoking across the life span.
  • As members of the kinesiology program, Hoffner and her colleagues take pride in developing challenging, relevant courses that utilize many different evidence-based pedagogical styles and methods.
  • Arlene Fernandez, M.A. has a background in Health Psychology and over 10 years of experience in health research. She oversees multiple National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 projects.
  • Using a behavioral epidemiology framework, Vargas studies behavioral processes involved in the management of oral health, asthma, food allergy, sleep, obesity, depression and suicidal behaviors.
  • Colleen Clemency Cordes' research interests focus on primary care behavioral health and workforce development for integrated primary care.
  • Michael Todd is a collaborating statistician who works primarily on externally-funded research projects aimed at testing models of psychological well-being, health behaviors, and health outcomes.
  • Silverberg earned his Doctor of Behavioral Health degree from Arizona State University in 2011.
  • Meier is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Director of Clinical Training in the PhD Clinical Psychology program at ASU. He supervises at the Clinical Psychology Center and studies transdiagnostic treatments.