Graduate Student, Amy Hughes, Receives 2012 Student Award for Outstanding Research

Amy Hughes, Clinical Child and Family Health Psychology graduate student, was selected by the Child and Family Health Special Interest Group of the Society of Behavioral Medicine to receive the 2012 Student Award for Outstanding Research. She will receive this award and present her research entitled "Falling Reactivity and Adherence in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes" at the 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine to be held in New Orleans, LA, April 11-14, 2012. The presentation examines how individual differences in falling reactivity, i.e. speed of return to baseline, may influence health behavior of adolescents with type 1 diabetes through cognitive and social processes.

The meeting will showcase the theme, "Engaging New Partners and Perspectives," addressing the importance of engaging new opportunities to expand the reach of behavioral medicine research and practice by creating new interdisciplinary professional relationships, developing community partnerships, and establishing connections with policymakers. To learn more about the society and the meeting go to: http://www.sbm.org/meetings/2012