Lori A. Francis
Education
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2003
Position
Assistant Professor of Biobehavioral Health and Center for Human Development and Family Research in Diverse Contexts.
Research Interests
Sociocultural factors influencing the development of obesity in low-income and minority children, including family environment, neighborhood characteristics and socioeconomic status; family-based interventions to reduce and prevent obesity and related morbidities in children; understanding biobehavioral, family environmental and cultural factors that influence self-regulation of energy intake and body weight in young children.
Teaching Interests
Cultural health psychology; ecological and family systems theory in behaviour modification; developmental approaches to disease prevention in children and adolescents.
Email Address
Office Address
315C Health and Human Development Building, East
Office Phone
814-863-0213
FAX Number
814-863-7525