RESEARCH STAFF
Dr. Anna Song
Dr. Song is a Health Psychologist currently working on understanding processes and developing the means to inform individuals, from teens to policy makers, to make better decisions that impact their health.
Dr. Song's current research focuses specifically on:
• Adolescent and Young Adult Risk Behaviors
• Health Disparities in Health Behavior
Dr. Matthew Zawadzki
Dr. Zawadzki is a Social Psychologist who is currently examining social psychological processes as applied to health with three overlapping research areas:
• How do perseverative cognitions function as a mechanism to create and extend stress responses?
• How does perceiving emotion in others affect decision making about them?
• Can psychosocial interventions be developed to improve health and well-being?
Deanna Halliday
Deanna Halliday is a graduate student in the Health Psychology program at UC Merced. She is interested in researching health decision making in a variety of contexts- from smoking to weight management.
Deanna is the primary contact for any questions about the study or recruitment. If you would like more information or details, please send an email to: smokingstudymerced@gmail.com, and Deanna will respond as quickly as possible.
