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Danielle Wadsworth, Ph.D.
- Professor
- Director, Exercise Adherence Laboratory
Email: wadswdd@auburn.edu
Phone: 334-844-1836
Campus Mail: 301 Wire Road Auburn, AL 36849
Office Location: 165 Kinesiology Building
Units
Academic Areas
Fitness, Conditioning and Performance
Kinesiology
Short Bio
Dr. Danielle D. Wadsworth, Ph.D., FACSM is a professor at Auburn University in the School of Kinesiology and Director of the Exercise Adherence and Obesity prevention laboratory. Her scholarship focuses on understanding the psychological, social, environmental, and behavioral underpinnings of long-term exercise behavior across the lifespan and translating these findings to effective evidence-based interventions. Dr. Wadsworth collaborates with schools, worksites and community agencies to understand the complex interplay between the individual and the interpersonal, organizational, community and policy factors that may impact behavioral and health outcomes.
Professional & Educational Experience
2005 Doctor of Philosophy University of Mississippi Health, Exercise Science & Recreation Management Major Area: Exercise Behavior Supporting Area: Research Methods and Statistics Dissertation: Evaluation of a Social Cognitive Theory based e-mail intervention to increase exercise behavior of college females 1999 Master of Science Baylor University Health, Human Performance and Recreation Major: Exercise Physiology Thesis: The use of the Transtheoretical Model in exercise behavior of college students 1997 Bachelor of Science Lenoir-Rhyne College (University) Health, Physical Education and Recreation Major: Sports Medicine
Research Interests
Exercise Psychology
Exercise Behavior
Exercise Habit Formation
Exercise Interventions for early childhood
Exercise Interventions for women
Exercise Interventions for families
Yoga exercise interventions
