Kerth O'Brien, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Social Psychology

Department of Psychology 317 Cramer Hall Portland State University P.O. Box 751 Portland,OR 97207-0751 phone (503) 725-3973 fax (503) 725-3904 obrienk@pdx.edu Biography Selected Publications Classes Taught Personal Website

Biography

Kerth O'Brien is interested in social roles, social relationships, and preventive health behavior. Her research addresses practical questions in community settings from a social psychological perspective. Current research projects address preventive health behaviors, psychological well-being, and patient involvement in health care, particularly with regard to HIV prevention and treatment, and cultural competency in professional care relationships. With her graduate student research team, she is also investigating social psychological aspects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

She has recently taught courses or workshops in social psychology, health psychology, adult socialization, advanced applied
social psychology, survey research methods and focus group methods.