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faculty
Brian Ayotte, PhD
Associate Professor / Faculty Director of the Honors College
Psychology
Contact
508-999-9206
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Claire T. Carney Library 227
Education
| 2010 | West Virginia University | PhD |
Teaching
- Health Psychology
- Methods
- Statistics
- Developmental Psychology
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Students independently pursue an individual research project, under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
Advanced seminar in the study of health psychology. Students will study current research on a specific topic in health psychology and learn to think critically about the underlying theory and research in the field.
Student develops and executes an independent research thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor. Graded A-F.
Research
Research interests
- Health behaviors
- Social support
- Relationships
- Health attitudes
Dr. Ayotte is interested in the role of individual and interpersonal factors on health-related attitudes, behaviors, and outcomes through the lifespan. His work includes the examination of health behaviors in married couples, health-related outcomes in healthcare employees, independent living skills in younger and older adults, health-related decision making, and other related work. In his life outside of work, he loves to swim, bike, run, and hike with his wife and dog.