Research/Areas of Interest
Occupational therapy, social psychology, culture and health care stigma, health quality of life, social participation, Parkinson's disease and conditions across lifespan that affect nonverbal and verbal communication, evidence-based practice.
I study health quality of life and define it as participation in daily life tasks, activities, and roles in a manner that contributes to individual, familial, societal, and global health and well-being. A bio-psycho-social approach is taken with respect to processes and outcomes of health quality of life. I work with researchers and students from different disciplines and countries to conduct research in a creative and collaborative interdisciplinary environment.
Education
- PhD, Social Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 1988
- MA, Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, United States, 1985
- MA, Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States, 1980
- BA, Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, United States, 1975