Biobehavioral Health Alumni Profile: Janine L. Pillitteri, Ph.D.
B.S 1990 Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. 1996 Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University
On the Ph.D. program, in her words:
“One of the most appealing aspects of the program was its interdisciplinary focus. I was looking for a true behavioral medicine or health psychology-type program, and I found exactly that in the Biobehavioral Health program. There were other departments at other institutions nationwide that claimed to have a behavioral medicine “concentration”, but none were as focused as biobehavioral health. I was extremely impressed by the amount of exposure I had to all of the faculty within the department, as well as the opportunities to engage in research with my advisor as well as other faculty members.”
“In my opinion, a degree in biobehavioral health will provide numerous career opportunities. Based on the breadth and depth of training that I received in the program, I could have taken several different career paths, including academic, industry, and government agency positions.”
Current areas of professional interest are:
Smoking cessation research and tobacco control; clinical trial design and issues management for over-the-counter (OTC) switches
Employment
| June 2001 – present | Pinney Associates, Seattle, WA, Scientist and Director of Clinical Trials |
| February 1998 – May 2001 | Pinney Associates, Pittsburgh, PA, Research Scientist |
| 1996-1997 | Post-doctoral fellowship The University of
Vermont, Burlington, Vermont Department of Psychiatry, Human Behavioral Pharmacology Laboratory, Research Fellow, National Institute on Drug Abuse Training Grant “Behavioral Pharmacology of Human Drug Dependence” |
Ph.D. Thesis Title
Subjective effects of the first cigarette of the day
Brief description: The subjective effects of the first cigarette of the day.
Ph.D. advisor
Dr. Lynn Kozlowski