Dr. Kristin L. Schneider is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology and the College of Health Professions’ Associate Dean of Research. She obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in health psychology and associated methods from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Following completion of a clinical health psychology internship at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics, she completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School with Dr. Sherry Pagoto.  She joined the Department of Psychology at RFUMS in 2012.

• Her research interests include:
• Novel interventions to increase physical activity
• Use of technology and online social networks to promote health behavior change
• Obesity, type 2 diabetes and depression
• Relationships between physical activity, eating and mood

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Graduate Students

	Mel McHugh (She/her) Doctoral Student Melissa.McHugh@my.rfums.org Mel is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Supply Chain Management. Her research focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to increases in physical activity. She completed clinical externships at the University of Chicago, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Northwest Suburban Psychology, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, and Lake County Head Start. She is currently on internship at the Miami VA in the Health Psychology track. In her free time Mel enjoys lifting weights, golfing, reading and cooking.
	Emilie Green Doctoral Student Emilie.Green@my.rfums.org Emilie is a fifth-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She graduated from SUNY Potsdam with a B.A. in Psychology and completed the Advanced Studies in Psychology Program at Northwestern University. She is currently completing a practicum in Health Psychology at Loyola University Medical Center where she administers bariatric evaluations, delivers medical weight loss interventions, and provides psychotherapy. Her previous practicum experiences involved delivering neuropsychological assessments at the Northshore University Medical Group, helping develop and launch a novel digital health coaching intervention at the Center for Behavioral Technologies at Feinberg School of Medicine, and providing psychotherapy to veterans and service members at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center. Emilie is passionate about improving the efficacy and accessibility of psychological interventions and her research interests include: eating disorders and novel technological interventions to enhance mental and physical wellbeing. In Emilie’s free time, she can be found playing with her two kiddos, Zoë (toddler) and Colin (baby).
	Jessica Yunez Doctoral Student jessica.yunez@my.rfums.org Jessica is a third-year student in the Clinical Psychology PhD program. She graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a BS in Psychology and Masters in Public Health. She is currently completing a clinical externship at Northwestern Medicine, where she administers psychological and neuropsychological assessments at the Learning, Attention, and Diagnostic Clinic and provides outpatient psychotherapy. Previous externship experiences include providing psychotherapy to veterans and service members at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Healthcare Center. Additionally, she volunteers at the Interprofessional Community Clinic, providing behavioral healthcare in English and Spanish for uninsured persons in the Lake County community. Jessica’s clinical and research interests include the development and dissemination of interventions that reduce risk factors for chronic disease and encourage healthy behavior changes in underserved communities. In her free time, Jessica enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.
	Kelly Magallon Clinical Counseling Student kelly.magallon@my.rfums.org Kelly is a second-year student in the Clinical Counseling Master’s program. She graduated from Lake Forest College with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Music. She is completing her first clinical practicum at the Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago. Kelly’s clinical and research interests include anxiety disorders and related interventions, mental health care access and equity, technology use and app development for improving mental and physical health, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion. During her free time, Kelly enjoys photography, frisbee sports, hiking, playing with and training her dog Wrigley, and spending time with family and friends.
	Emily Echevarria Clinical Counseling Student emily.echevarria@my.rfums.org Emily is a second-year student in the Clinical Counseling Master’s program. She graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a B.A. in Psychology and a minor in Music. She is completing her first clinical practicum at Moving Towards Health. Her clinical and research interests include improving outcomes for exercise-related injuries and improving mental health through physical activity. In her free time, Emily enjoys lifting weights, reading, and spending time with her leopard gecko, Winry.

Current Research Projects

“Feasibility of addressing food insecurity as an integral part of diabetes-related healthcare” Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research (CCDTR) Pilot & Feasibility Program (P30 DK092949) (PI: Castañeda, Co-I: Schneider) This study uses qualitative data collection to examine the feasibility of partnering with the Adelante Center for Entrepreneurship on addressing food insecurity in patients from the Interprofessional Community Clinic.

Completed Research Projects

"Twitter study: Exercise and sun exposure" This study is using tweets from Twitter to evaluate the use of sun protection and sun exposure in people who enjoy running and physical activity outdoors. Being able to identify motivators and individuals who use sun protection can help further inform interventions that would increase sun protection use, such as sunscreen, hats, and protective clothing.

Publications

(Selected from over 90)

2024

• Pbert, L., Druker, S., Crawford, S., Frisard, C., Bram, J., Olendzki, B., Andersen, V., Hazelton, J., Simone, D., Trivedi, M., Ryan, G., Schneider, K., Geller, A.C. (in press). A Pediatric Primary Care Practice-based Obesity Intervention to Support Families: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. Obesity
• Vincent, S., Chirica, M., Thippana, J., Chen, M. & Schneider, K. (in press). Investigating the Link Between Chronic Health Conditions and Mental Health Symptoms Among Low-income Patients Seen at a Student-Run Free Clinic. .
• DeFazio, S., Mastrili, N., Szoka, N., Schneider, K.L., Cox, S., & Aylward, L. (2024). Sexual orientation moderates the relationship between internalized weight bias and binge eating symptoms among adults pursuing bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. S1550-7289(24)00126-6. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soard.2024.03.019
• Rosenblatt, N., Major, M., Saman, G, Schneider, K. & Miller, S. (2024). Validating a fear-of-falling-related activity avoidance scale in lower limb prosthesis users. PM&R: The journal of injury, function and rehabilitation, 16 (5), 462-473. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13063.

2023

• Buscemi, J., Figueroa, R., Bell, B. M., Dulin, A., Shen, M., Schneider, K. L., Pagoto, S., & Fitzgibbon, M. (2023). Advocacy efforts of the Society of Behavioral Medicine: a 6-year update. Translational behavioral medicine, 13(11), 809–816.
• Schwertfeger, J. Miller, S.A., Jordan, M, Jordan, D. & Schneider, K.L. (2023). A 3-day ‘stroke camp’ reduces perceived stress of survivors of stroke and their caregivers: Survey results from the 14 US camps. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 1–10. Advance online publication.

2022

• Kumar, E. R. Konsor, M., Sampson, J. & Schneider, K.L. (2022). Implementing Health Behavior Change Consultations for Adult Patients in a Free Student-Led Interprofessional Community Clinic. Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 8, (1). Retrieved from https://journalsrc.org/index.php/jsrc/article/view/299
• Carter, J., DeCator, D., Patterson, C., McNair, G., Schneider, K.L. (January 2022). Examining Direct and Indirect Mechanisms of Parental Influences on Youth Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 991–1006. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-021-02203-y

2021

• Pbert L, Trivedi M, Druker S, Bram J, Olendzki B, Crawford S, Frisard C, Andersen V, Waring ME, Clements K, Schneider K, Geller AC. (2021). Supporting families of children with overweight and obesity to live healthy lifestyles: Design and rationale for the Fitline cluster randomized controlled pediatric practice-based trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, May;104:106348. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106348
• Aylward, L. L., Schneider, K. L., & Sanchez-Johnsen, L. (2021). Misreporting Weight and Height Among Mexican and Puerto Rican Men. American Journal of Men’s Health. 15(2): 15579883211001198 DOI:
• Konsor, M., Schneider, K. L., & Appelhans, B. M. (2021). Associations between weight loss attempts, food planning, and the home food environment. Journal of Nutrition and Education Behavior, 53(1), 36-42.

2020

• Churchill, R.W., Schneider, K.L., Rosenblatt, N.J. (in press). Feasibility of an Interdisciplinary Intervention to Promote Balance Confidence in Lower Limb Prosthesis Users. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

2019

• Bourque, M., Schneider, K.L., Calamari, J.E., Reddin, C., Stachowiak, A., Major, M.J., Duncan, C., Muthukrishnan, S.R., & Rosenblatt, N.J. (2019). Combining physical therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to improve balance confidence and community participation in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who use lower limb prostheses: a study protocol for a randomized sham-control clinical trial. Trials. 20, 812. doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3929-8
• Kern, D., Busch, A., Schneider, K.L., Miller, S.A., Appelhans, B.M., Waring, M.E., Whited, M.C., & Pagoto, S. (2019). Psychosocial factors associated with treatment outcomes in women with obesity and major depressive disorder who received behavioral activation for depression. Journal of Behavioral Medicine;42(3), 522-533. doi: 10.1007/s10865-018-9993-9
• Schneider, K.L., Crews, R., Subramanian, V., Moxley, E., Hwang, S., DiLiberto, F., Aylward, L., Bean, J., Yalla, S. (2019). Feasibility of a low intensity, technology-based intervention for increasing physical activity in adults at risk for a diabetic foot ulcer: a mixed methods study. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology.
• Keeney, J., Schneider, K.L. & Moller, A.C. (2019). Lessons learned during formative phase development of an asynchronous, active video game intervention: Making sedentary fantasy sports active. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 41, 200-210.
• Janke, E.A., Richardson, C. & Schneider, K.L. (2019). Beyond Pharmacotherapy: Lifestyle Counseling Guidance Needed for Hypertension. Annals of Internal Medicine, 170(3),195-196. DOI: 10.7326/M18-2361.

2018

• Schneider, K.L., Carter, J.S., Putnam, C., Keeney, J., DeCator, D.D., Kern, D., & Aylward, L., (2018). Correlates of Active-Video Game Use in Children. Games for Health. Apr;7(2):100-106. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2017.0070.
• Greenley, R.N., Naftaly, J.P., Walker, R.J., Kappelman, M.D., Martin, C.F., & Schneider, K.L. (2018). Sports Participation in Youth with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: The Role of Disease Activity and Subjective Physical Health Symptoms. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 24(2), 247–253
• Plevinsky JM, Wojtowicz AA, Poulopoulos N, Schneider, K.L., & Greenley, R.N. (2018). Perceived impairment in spots participation in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease: A preliminary examination. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 66(1), 79-83.
• Breland, J.Y., Quintiliani, L.M., Schneider, K.L., May, C.N., & Pagoto, S., (2017). Social Media as a Tool to Increase the Impact of Public Health Research. American Journal of Public Health, 107(12), 1890–1891.

2017

• Breland, J.Y., Quintiliani, L.M., Schneider, K.L., May, C.N., & Pagoto, S., (2017). Social Media as a Tool to Increase the Impact of Public Health Research. American Journal of Public Health, 107(12), 1890–1891.

2016

• Crews, R.T., Schneider, K.L., Yalla, S.V., Reeves, N.D., & Vileikyte, L. (2016). Physiological and Psychological Challenges of Increasing Physical Activity and Exercise in Patients at Risk of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Critical Review. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. DOI: 10.1002/dmrr
• Schneider, K.L., Coons, M.J., McFadden, H.G., Pellegrini, C.A., DeMott, A., Siddique, J., Hedeker, D., Aylward, L., Spring, B. (2016). Mechanisms of change in diet and activity in the Make Better Choices 1 trail. Health Psychology, 35(7), 723-732. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000333
• Schneider, K.L., Panza, E., Handschin, B., Ma, Y., Busch, A., Waring, M.E., Appelhans, B., Whited, M.C., Keeney, J., Kern, D., Blendea, M., Ockene, I., & Pagoto, S.L. (2016). Feasibility of Pairing Behavioral Activation with Exercise for Women with Type 2 Diabetes and Depression: The Get It Study Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Behavior Therapy, 47, 198-212.
• DeCator, D.D., Carter, J.S., Schneider, K.L. (2016). Family meals, obesogenic factors, and depressive symptoms in youth. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 10, 1-3.

2015

• Pratt, S., Jerome, G., Schneider, K., Craft, L., Stoutenberg, M., Buman, M., Daumit, G., Bartels, S., Goodrich, D. (2016). Position Statement from the Society of Behavioral Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine: Increase United States Health Plan Coverage for Exercise Programming in Community Mental Health Programs for People with Serious Mental Illness.
• Schneider, K., Guggina, P., Murphy, D., Ferrara, C.M, Panza,E., Oleski, J., Bozzella, B., Gada, K., Savage, C. & Lemon, S.C. (2015). Barriers and facilitators to dog walking in New England. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 11 (1), 55-59.
• Schneider, K. L., Murphy, D., Ferrara, C., Oleski, J., Panza, E., Savage, C., Gada, K., Bozzella, B., Olendzki, E., Kern, D., & Lemon, S. C. (2015). An online social network to increase walking in dog owners: A randomized trial. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 47(3), 631-639. doi:10.1249/MSS.0000000000000441
• Ma, Y., Olendzki, B. C., Wang, J., Persuitte, G. M., Li, W., Fang, H., Merriam, P.A., Wedick, N.M., Ockene, I.S., Culver, A.L., Schneider, K.L., Olendzki, G.F., Carmody, J., Ge, T., Zhang, Z., Pagoto, S.L. (2015). Single-component versus multicomponent dietary goals for the metabolic syndrome: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162(4), 248-257. doi:10.7326/M14-0611

2014

• Lemon, S. C., Schneider, K.L., Wang ML,Liu, Q., Magner, R., Estabrook, B., Druker, S. & Pbert, L.(2014). Weight Loss Motivations: A Latent Class Analysis Approach. American Journal of Health Behavior,38(4):605-613.
• Schneider, K.L., Andrews, C. Hovey, K.M., Seguin, R.A., Manini, T., LaMonte, M.J., Margolis, K.L., Waring, M.E., Ning,Y., Sims, S., Ma,Y., Ockene, J., Stefanick, M.L. and Pagoto, S.L. (2014). Change in physical activity after a diabetes diagnosis: opportunity for intervention. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,46,(1),84–91.
• Lemon, S.C., Goins, K.V., Schneider, K.L., Brownson, R.C., Valko, C.A., Evenson, K.R., Eyler, A.A., Heinrich, K.M., Litt, J., Lyn, R., Reed, H.L., Tompkins, N.O., & Maddock, J. (2014). Municipal officials' participation in built environment policy development in the United States. American Journal of Health Promotion: AJHP, doi:10.4278/ajhp.131021-QUAN-536
  
• Schneider, K.L., Murphy, D., Ferrara, C., Oleski, J., Panza,E., Savage, C., Gada,K., Bozzella, B., Olendzki, E., Kern, D. & Lemon, S.C. (in press). An online social network to increase walking in dog owners: a randomized trial. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.


• Waring, M.E., Schneider, K.L., Appelhans, B.M., Busch,A.M., Whited, M.C., Rodrigues, S., Lemon, S.C., Pagoto, S.L.(2014). Early-treatment weight loss predicts 6-month weight loss in women with obesity and depression: implications for stepped care. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 76 (5) 394–399.
• Ma, Y., Olendzki, B. C., Wang, J., Persuitte, G. M., Li, W., Fang, H., Merriam, P.A., Wedick, N.M., Ockene, I.S., Culver, A.L., Schneider, K.L., Olendzki, G.F., Carmody, J., Ge, T., Zhang, Z., Pagoto, S.L. (2015). Single-component versus multicomponent dietary goals for the metabolic syndrome: A randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 162(4), 248-257. doi:10.7326/M14-0611
• Schneider, K.L., Andrews, C. Hovey, K.M., Seguin, R.A., Manini, T., LaMonte, M.J., Margolis, K.L., Waring, M.E., Ning,Y., Sims, S., Ma, Y., Ockene, J., Stefanick, M.L. and Pagoto, S.L. (2014). Change in physical activity after a diabetes diagnosis: opportunity for intervention. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise,46,(1), 84–91.
• Pagoto, S.L., Schneider, KL., Smith, B. & Bauman, M. (2014). The Adoption and Spread of a Core Strengthening Challenge Through an Online Social Network. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 11(3),648-53.
• Moller, A. C., Majewski, S., Standish, M., Agarwal, P., Podowski, A., Carson, R., Eyesus, B., Shah, A., & Schneider, K. L. (2014). Active fantasy sports: Rationale and feasibility of leveraging online fantasy sports to promote physical activity. JMIR Serious Games, 2(2), e13. doi:10.2196/games.3691
• Pagoto, S.L., Schneider, K.L., Evans, M., Waring, M.E., Appelhans, B., Busch, A., Whited, M.C., Thind, H., & Ziedonis, M. (2014). Tweeting It Off: Characteristics of Adults Who Tweet ÎÞÂëȺ½» a Weight Loss Attempt. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 21(6):1032-7. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2014-002652.
• Appelhans, B. M., Fitzpatrick, S. L., Li, H., Cail, V., Waring, M. E., Schneider, K. L., Whited, M.C., Busch, A.M., & Pagoto, S. L. (2014). The home environment and childhood obesity in low-income households: Indirect effects via sleep duration and screen time. BMC Public Health, 14, 1160. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-1160
• Schneider, K.L., Pagoto, S. Panza, E. Keeney, J. & Goldberg, D. (2014). Skin cancer risk profiles of physically active adults. Health Behavior & Policy Review, 1(4):324-334.
• Pagoto, S.L., Schneider, K.L., Jojic, M., DeBiasse, M.A., & Mann, D.M. (2014). Weight loss using evidence-based strategies in mobile apps. Authors' response. American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 47(1): e2. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2014.03.010.

2013

• Schneider, K.L., Busch, A.M., Whited, M.C., Appelhans, B.M., Waring, M.E., & Pagoto, S.L. (2013). Assessing depression in obese women: an examination of two commonly-used measures. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.75(5):425-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2013.08.015
• Pagoto, S.L., Schneider, K.L., Jojic, M., Debiasse, M.A. & Mann, D.M. How Evidence-Based Are Weight Loss Mobile Apps? (2013) American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 45(5):576-82. PMID: 24139770

2012

• Schneider, K.L., Ferrara,J., Lance, B., Karetas, A., Druker, S., Panza, E., Olendzki, B., Andersen, V. & Pbert, L. (2012). Acceptability of an Online Health Video Game to Improve Diet and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students: Fitter Critters. Games for Health Journal, 1(4)262-268.
• Spring, B., Schneider, K., McFadden, H.G.,Vaughn, J., Kozak, A.T., Smith, M., Moller, A.C., Epstein, L.H., DeMott, A., Hedeker, D., Siddique, J., Lloyd-Jones, D.M. (2012). Multiple Behavior Change in Diet and Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial Using Mobile Technology. Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(10):789-796.
• Schneider, K.L., Panza, E., Appelhans, B. M., Whited, M.C., Oleski, J. & Pagoto, S.L. (2012). The Emotional Eating Scale: Can a self-report measure predict observed emotional eating?. Appetite, 58, 563–566.
• Pagoto, S.L., Schneider, K.L., Oleski, J., Luciani, J., Bodenlos, J., and Whited, M. (2012). Male Inclusion in Randomized Controlled Trials of Lifestyle Weight Loss Interventions. Obesity, 20(6):1234-9.

2011

• Schneider, K.L., Sullivan, J.C. & Pagoto, S.L., (2011). Translation of the Diabetes Prevention Program into a Community Mental Health Organization for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness: A Case Study. Translational and Behavioral Medicine, 1 (3) 453-460. doi: 10.1007/s13142-011-0053-z
• Ockene, J.K., Schneider, K.L., Lemon, S.C. & Ockene, I.S. (2011). Can we improve Adherence to Preventive Therapies for Cardiovascular Health? Circulation, 124(11), 1276-1282.
• Appelhans, B. M., Whited, M.C., Schneider, K.L., & Pagoto, S.L. (2011). Time to abandon the notion of personal choice in dietary counseling for obesity? Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 111(8):1130-6. PMID: 21802557
• Schneider, K.L., Pagoto, S.L., Handschin, B., Panza, E., Bakke, S., Liu, Q., Blendea, M., Ockene, I.S. & Ma, Y. (2011). Design and methods for a pilot randomized clinical trial involving exercise and behavioral activation to treat comorbid type 2 diabetes and major depressive disorder. Mental Health & Physical Activity, 4, 13-21.

Lab News

Jacey Keeney was selected as the recipient of the 2018 College of Health Professions Clinical Education Award. This award recognizes a student for outstanding performance at clinical training sites.

Lab member, Jacey Keeney, competed at the USA Volleyball Open National Championships in May 2018. Her team won the Copper Division!

Jacey Keeney presented her research on the effectiveness of food craving induction techniques at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine. The conference took place from April 11th – 14th, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jacey collaborated with Leila Azardbad, PhD from North Central College.

Daniel Kern participated in a Wada Test at NorthShore University HealthSystem to determine which side of the brain is responsible for certain vital cognitive functions like speech and memory.

Daniel Kern attended the 29th annual APS conference in Boston, MA. He used latent class growth analysis to form treatment trajectories in women with obesity and major depressive disorder. Specifically, two distinct treatment trajectories were observed with significant differences in rate of depression improvement.

Daniel Kern conducted baseline cognitive testing for the Chicago Bears in compliance with the National Football League’s concussion protocol.

Laura Aylward presented her work on non-response to mood induction procedures at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine in New Orleans, LA in April 2018.

Laura Aylward participated in RFUMS’s 103rd Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 2nd, 2017 and earned a M.S. in Psychology.

Jacey Keeney attended the annual conference for the American College of Sports Medicine in Denver, Colorado in May/June 2017. She presented research on high school preparticipation evaluation screenings. Specifically, she discussed state adherence to mental health and eating disorder recommendations.

Laura Aylward was selected to be the new student liaison for the Society of Behavioral Medicine's Obesity and Eating Disorders Special Interest Group

Jermaine Bean has twice been invited to be a student panelist at the annual Diversifying Clinical Psychology workshop in Chicago, IL. He has spoken alongside students from various local psychology programs about his experiences as a minority in a Clinical Psychology PhD program. The goal of the workshop is to give interested undergraduate students from underrepresented communities helpful information and resources on Clinical Psychology PhD programs.

Jacey Keeney was invited to be the guest speaker for the Psi Chi Honors Ceremony at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She spoke about how her journey in the field of Clinical Psychology and offered advice on how to make the most of opportunities as both an undergraduate and graduate student!

Laura Aylward presented her work on emotional eating during two poster presentations at the annual meeting for the Society of Behavioral Medicine in San Diego, CA on March 2017.

Jacey Keeney presented her research at the Society of Behavioral Medicine annual conference in San Diego, California. She collaborated with Dr. Leila Azarbad from North Central College. Their study examined differences in weight loss, eating pathology, and dieting behaviors among college women with varying levels of depressive symptomology.

Jacey Keeney was selected to represent the Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) as a student delegate. Additionally, she will serve as Chair of the Website and Social Media Initiative from 2017-2019!

Laura Aylward represented health psychology in ÎÞÂëȺ½»'s first student led interprofessional grand rounds on March 2017. Laura discussed how behavioral activation and diaphragmatic breathing can help treat a patient with congestive heart failure.

Jacey Keeney presented her research findings at the annual conference of the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. She collaborated with Dr. Kristin Schneider (RFUMS) and Dr. Arlen Moller (Illinois Institute of Technology) to examine predictors of enjoyment and achievement of physical activity goals during an Active Fantasy Sports intervention.

Jacey Keeney was selected to give a lecture at the 31st annual conference for the Association of Applied Sport Psychology in Phoenix, Arizona. Her research examined binge eating symptoms in female undergraduate athletes. She collaborated with Dr. Leila Azarbad from North Central College.

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