Students

Kristen Van Swearingen

2nd Year

Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Education: Advisor: Dr. Sara LevensProgram Track: Behavioral Science Research Interests: Broadly, my research interests involve understanding how emotions impact health behaviors such as physical activity and alcohol use. More specifically, I am interested in how daily fluctuations in emotions can impact attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and intention to engage in health behaviors, […]

Clysha Whitlow

Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Education: Advisor: Dr. Jeanette BennettProgram Track: CommunityResearch Interests: Physical and mental health disparities, root causes of health inequities, community-based participatory research and evaluation, place-based initiatives, and the connection between stress, coping mechanisms, and racism Hobbies: Nexflix, volunteering, working out, cooking and trying new restaurants (I love to eat!)