Faculty & Staff
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Dr. Stephanie Anzman-Frasca leads the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bucknell University and MS and PhD degrees in Human Development and Family Studies from Penn State University. Her research is focused on making healthy behaviors easier for children and families. Specific areas of interest include promoting early childhood self-regulation abilities, increasing the availability and selection of healthier children’s meal options in restaurants, and examining individual differences in susceptibility to obesity interventions to ensure that prevention efforts address, rather than increase, health disparities. Finally, Dr. Anzman-Frasca is interested in ways in which childhood obesity prevention efforts may benefit other aspects of health and well-being, such as cognitive functioning and socio-emotional development. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, spending time outdoors, and taking BodyCombat classes.
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Breanna Sharpe is a Senior Research Support Specialist in the Child Health and Behavior Lab and the Coordinator of the Read With Me Study. She recently graduated from the University at Buffalo, receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Statistics. She previously worked in the Child Health and Behavior Lab as an undergraduate Research Assistant, which encouraged her to pursue other opportunities in the Division of Behavioral Medicine. In her free time, Sharpe enjoys listening to music, reading, and spending time with friends and family.
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Graduate Students
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Sara Tauriello is a Graduate Research Assistant at the Child Health and Behavior Lab. She graduated from Haverford College, receiving her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology. She graduated from the Master's in Nutrition Program at Canisius College and hopes to pursue work related to pediatric obesity and eating disorders in the future. In the past, Tauriello has worked at Johns Hopkins Medical All Children's Neuroscience Institute and the University of South Florida's Rothman Center for Pediatric Neuropsychiatry. In her spare time, Sara enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with friends and family.
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Undergraduate Research Assistants
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We would also like to thank Parveen Attai, Annie Bennett, Abbey Braun, Sarah Ehrenberg, Jessica Gill, John Hagedorn, Delaney Jones, Elizabeth Kaplan, Kaeyla Kerr, Jamie Morris, Hital Patel, Cheryl Porzi, Kaley Reardon, Anita Singh, Laura Weiss, and Richa Zirath for their past contributions. Updates about lab alumni can be found here.
