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Research Opportunities Students are exposed to and encouraged to conduct research on gender, aging and ethnic issues in collaboration with their advisors. Current investigations addressing issues focal to diversity include: Dr. Don Baucom researches gender differences within the context of marriage and marital discord and is collaborating on the development of a program to prevent relationship discord among African Americans. Dr. Karen Gil studies stress, pain and coping in patients with sickle cell disease, an illness which primarily occurs in African Americans; thus issues in health behavior in a minority group are considered in her research program. She is also involved in a large-scale treatment outcome study evaluating the benefits of coping skills training in African-American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors. Dr. Marilyn Hartman studies changes in memory and other components of cognition in the elderly. Dr. Andrea Hussong examines gender differences in pathways of risk for developing substance abuse. Dr. Deborah Jones examines risks for HIV among low income African American families. Dr. Mitch Prinstein researches models that help to explain gender differences in the prevalence of depressive symptoms, self-mutilation, and suicidality. Dr.
Scott Schwartz has a major interest in research on diversity
issues in the assessment and treatment of adolescents. |
