| Projects in the Healthy People Lab focus on understanding factors that facilitate and inhibit physical and mental health across the lifespan. We use attitude and decision making theories, and theories of motivation and self-regulation, to help better understand behaviors such as exercise, performance enhancing substance use, eating habits and sexual risk taking. Dr. Dodge has a particular interest in adolescent health (although some projects focus specifically on adults). Some of the projects focus on applied issues while others address more theoretical issues but the goal of all projects is to contribute the health and well-being of people. |  |