Affiliated Researchers: Social Support

John Dattilo

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Leisure Activity, Leisure, Leisure Education, Social Support, Intellectual Disability

Janet Swim

Professor, Psychology
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Psychology, Discrimination, Prejudice, Sexism

Mary K. Shenk

Professor, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Kinship, Wealth, Bangladesh, India, Evolution

Jennifer Kraschnewski

Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Medicine
Top research keywords: Pennsylvania, Obesity, Primary Medical Care, Health Systems, Patient-centered

Andrew Mowen

Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Management
Top research keywords: Recreation Services, Park Service, Local Parks, Urban Parks, Leisure-time Physical Activity

Mark Brennan

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Community Development, Youth Engagement, Social Support, Communities, Ireland

Priya Sharma

Associate Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Cognitive Engagement, Discourse, Social Network Analysis, Online Discussion, Blogs

Jacob Benfield

Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences (Abington)
Top research keywords: Natural Sounds, Wildlife, Psychology, National Park, Social Interaction

Christine Costello

Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Top research keywords: United States, Missouri, Climate Change, Land Use, Waste Management

Xun Cao

Professor, Political Science
Top research keywords: China, Democracy, Trade Competition, Environmental Regulation, Chinese

Nina Jablonski

Evan Pugh University Professor of Anthropology, Anthropology
Top research keywords: Skin Pigmentation, Hominidae, Theropithecus, Vitamin D, Ultraviolet Rays

Christina Grozinger

Distinguished Professor and Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, Entomology
Top research keywords: Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Apis Mellifera, Apoidea, Pollinator

Esther Prins

Professor, Learning and Performance Systems
Top research keywords: Literacy Programmes, Family Literacy Programmes, Family Literacy, Adult Literacy, Literacy

Allyson Muth

Assistant Research Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Landowners, Natural Resource, High Grading, Microtargeting

Melissa Kreye

Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Landowner, Forest Owners, Landowners, Pennsylvania, Florida

Kristina Brant

Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: Medications For Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Use Disorder, Criminal Legal, Criminal Legal System, Substance Use Disorder

Peter Stempel

Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Top research keywords: Storm, Rhode Island, Real Time, Coastal Hazards, Storm Surge

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin

Professor, School of Humanities & Social Sciences (Behrend)
Top research keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma, College Students, Sexual Assault, Peritraumatic Dissociation

Christopher Scott

Maurice K. Goddard Chair of Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management
Top research keywords: Mexico, India, Water Security, Water Scarcity, Climate Change

Leland Glenna

Professor, Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education
Top research keywords: USA, Agricultural Biotechnology, Scientists, Genetically Modified Crops, University Research

Joshua Smyth

Distinguished Professor, Biobehavioral Health
Top research keywords: Ecological Momentary Assessment, Health, Mood, Mindfulness, Depression

Ed Rajotte

Professor, Entomology
Top research keywords: Bees, Malus, Orchard, Orchards, Apples

Lauren McPhillips

Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Top research keywords: Stormwater, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emission, Denitrification, Methane

Chris Skurka

Associate Professor, Film-Video and Media Studies
Top research keywords: Climate Change, Graphic Warning Labels, Older Adults, Activism, Selective Exposure

Kristin Sznajder

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Top research keywords: China, Structural Equation Analysis, Ghana, COVID-19 Pandemic, COVID-19

Karl Zimmerer

Distinguished Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Agrobiodiversity, Bolivia, Andes, Environmental Impact Assessment, Geography

Bronwen Powell

Associate Professor, Geography
Top research keywords: Food Security, Wild Food, Food Environment, Forest Foods, Food Nutrition