Sherry Pagoto | |
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 in 2019 | |
| Alma mater | Western Michigan University Oakland University |
| Known for | Behavioral medicine, Social media research, public health, science communication |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Connecticut University of Massachusetts University of Illinois at Chicago Hines VA Medical Center, Chicago Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago |
Sherry Pagoto is a professor in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at the University of Connecticut and director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media. A behavioural scientist and licensed clinical psychologist, she is an expert in leveraging technology, especially social media, to promote health behavior change with extensive research on the topics of obesity management and cancer prevention. She is the President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.