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PROFILE — Dianne Palladino
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Psychology Office: 455A Baker Hall
Psychology Phone: 412-268-2525
Email: dkpalladino@cmu.edu
Advisor: Vicki Helgeson

Research Interests:

Broadly, my research questions ask how social, psychological, and biological factors relate to health. More specifically, I am interested in how changes in social connectedness (social transitions) throughout the life-course are associated with long-term physical and psychological health outcomes. Of particular interest are the relation of the characteristics (e.g., frequency, severity, duration) of these social transitions throughout the life-course to disease and the potential mechanisms underlying these processes. My current efforts seek to validate an instrument to quantify the characteristics of life-course social transitions, and future plans include incorporating psychophysiology and psychoneuroimmunology to explore the potential role of these characteristics in disease models.

For the most recent information about my research projects, please visit: www.diannepalladino.com.  

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