I am a student at UC Merced and am double majoring in Psychology and English. My research interests include mental illness, health behavior change, and physical activity. I am hoping to examine the...

I am a fourth-year undergraduate student earning a BS in cognitive science with a minor in psychology. After completing my undergraduate degree, I want to attain a PhD in Developmental Psychology...

Mercedes Peña is a PhD student in the Health Psychology area of the Psychological Sciences Department at the University of California, Merced. She earned a B.A. in Psychology at UC Merced where she...

I am a Ph.D. candidate in psychological sciences with an emphasis in health psychology. My research focuses on psychological and physiological aspects of stress and coping, health outcomes related to...

I am a third-year undergraduate student majoring in psychology along with a minor in sociology. After completing my undergraduate studies at UC Merced, I will continue my education in a behavioral...

Illness representations, treatment beliefs, and health outcomes in chronic pain: A meta-analysis: will identify and meta-analyze studies that report associations between illness representation...

Health Literacy Meta-Analysis: In an effort to identify determinants of health behavior engagement, I have conducted a meta-analysis examining the relations between health literacy, and health...