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faculty
Brian Ayotte, PhD
Associate Professor / Faculty Director of the Honors College
Psychology
Education
| 2010 | West Virginia University | PhD |
Teaching
- Health Psychology
- Methods
- Statistics
- Developmental Psychology
Programs
Programs
Courses
Prerequisite for Honors APEX. The course leads students through project development and explores creative and critical thinking in the context of American culture, politics, economics and society; research ethics; time management; and public presentation. They will identify their project supervisor and submit their initial APEX proposal. This is scheduled as a blended course. In addition to meeting for one hour and forty minutes each week, you will be asked to complete weekly online assignments and provide peer feedback to other students. Students will earn three credits for completing this course.
Students independently pursue an individual research project, under the supervision of a faculty advisor.
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.
Independent pursuit of an individual research project under the supervision of a faculty sponsor.
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.