CLA scholars with research in one or more of the following areas: mental health, cognition, emotion, behavior, and social-psychological processes connected to health and well-being. Research in this cluster addresses depression, stress, decision making, communication, social support, cognition, resilience, and the psychological dimensions of health across communities and life stages.
Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
James Mollison
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cornerstone Liberal Arts
Email: Jmolliso@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Fanaticism; Values; Metaethics; Moral Psychology; Addiction
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Science, Technology, and Society | Security, Conflict, Geopolitical Order
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Chantel Haughton
Assistant Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Email: chaughto@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Mental Health; Family; Culture; Intergenerational; Conflict
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Qualitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course
Daniel Kelly
Professor, Philosophy
Email: drkelly@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Moral Psychology; Mind And Cognition; Norms; Self; Evolution
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Science, Technology, and Society | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Evelina Akimova
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: eakimova@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Social Science Genomics; Causal Inference; Chronotype/Sleep; Mental Health; Social Stratification
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes
Erin Dunn
Professor, Sociology
Email: erindunn@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Epigenetics; Depression Prevention; Sensitive Periods In Development; Gene-Environment Interaction; Population Health
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes
Yan Cong
Assistant Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: cong4@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Natural Language Processing; Natural Language Understanding; Second Language Learning; Linguistics; Language Disorders
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Human-Computer Interaction | AI in Education and Workforce Development | AI-Based Research Methods | Digital Humanities
Additional Clusters: AI, Digital Health, Health Communication, and Decision Science
Mariko Wei
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: moroishi@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Japanese; Second Language Acquisition; Language Disorder; Language Pedagogy
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Place, Culture, Language and Religion
Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course
Patti Thomas
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: pthomas4@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Social Support; Aging; Life Course; Affection
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course; Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Shawn Bauldry
Professor, Sociology
Email: sbauldry@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Demography; Medical Sociology; Statistics; Life Course Framework; Cognitive Health
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health; Family, Aging, and Life Course
Trenton Mize
Associate Professor, Sociology
Email: tmize@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Methodology; Statistics; Social Psychology; Health & Well-Being; Categorization
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science
Additional Clusters: Population Health, Health Disparities, Social Determinants of Health
Torsten Reimer
Professor, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Email: treimer@purdue.edu
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Keywords: AI; Decision Making; Social Psychology Of Communication; Cognitive Processes; Computational Social Science
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | Human-Computer Interaction | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science
Additional Clusters: AI, Digital Health, Health Communication, and Decision Science
Barbara Young
Assistant Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance
Email: young256@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Interior Architecture & Design; Place; Well-Being; Dignity; Atmosphere
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | AI in Creative Endeavors
Additional Clusters: Environment, Food, Ecology, and Human Health
Paula Leverage
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: leverage@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Neurohumanities; Literature; Cognitive Science; Medical Humanities; Languages
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Human-Computer Interaction
Additional Clusters: Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability