Alaina Pearce Ph.D.
- Assistant Research Professor
110 Chandlee Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
- Email azp271@psu.edu
- Phone 814-863-2915
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Areas of Expertise
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Feeding Behavior Medicine & Life Sciences
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Food Medicine & Life Sciences
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Child Medicine & Life Sciences
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Eating Behavior Social Sciences
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Food Social Sciences
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Pediatric Obesity Medicine & Life Sciences
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Morbid Obesity Medicine & Life Sciences
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Weights And Measures Medicine & Life Sciences
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Understanding the role of neurocognitive functioning in eating behaviors on that contribute to risk or resiliency to pediatric obesity
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Using neuroimaging techniques to better understand the influence of child weight status and risk for obesity on neural function and structure
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Using theory-driven exploration to identify novel targets that may influence risk or resiliency to obesity that can be formally tested in future work
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Examining the impact of obesity- and nutrition-related comorbidities (e.g., inflammation, insulin resistance) on neurocognitive function and neural development
Education & Certification
- Ph.D., Psychology, Georgetown University (2017)
- M.A. Psychology, Georgetown University (2016)
- B.A. Psychology, University of Minnesota Morris (2011)