DGHI Faculty & Staff
Gary Bennett, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience and DGHI Member of Duke Global Health Institute
Affiliation: DGHI Members
| Office Location: | Room 222 |
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| Web Page: | http://www.bennettlab.org |
Teaching (Fall 2009):
- GLHLTH 90FCS.01, SPECIAL TOPICS IN FOCUS
Synopsis
- Perkins 2-088, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM
- PSY 93FCS.01, FOCUS/SPCL TOPICS - SEMINARS
- Perkins 2-088, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM
- School(s):
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- Division(s):
- Psychology
- Topical Interests:
- Psychology
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- Research Interests:
Our work is focused on developing strategies to prevent obesity in high risk populations. Our research program has three major themes: 1) use of new media technologies to deliver obesity interventions; 2) examining social and psychosocial determinants of obesity and physical inactivity, and; 3) exploring the dissemination of evidence-based interventions. Many of our ongoing research studies are based in the primary care setting, where efficacious obesity intervention approaches are particularly necessary. A major focus of our work is health disparities and we're heavily invested in understanding why rates of obesity vary by a range of demographic characteristics. Underlying all of our research is the goal of developing empirically supported solutions that can be used to reduce obesity in the US population.


