Psychological Determinants of Behavior Change: From Theory to Behavior Change

About Martin Hagger, PhD:
Martin Hagger is Professor of Health Psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at University of California, Merced, and Visiting Professor in Behavior Change at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. At UC Merced, he is Chair of the Graduate Programs in Psychological Sciences and Director of the Social and Health Psychology Applied Behavioural Research for Prevention and Promotion (SHARPP) Lab. He is also Adjunct Professor at Griffith University, and has been visiting Professor at the Universities of Rome, Bordeaux, and Genoble, and Hong Kong Baptist University. His research focuses on the psychology of health behavior change. He is currently Senior co-Editor (Health Psychology) of Social Science and Medicine, and editorial board member of eleven other journals. He has received numerous awards including the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher Award and the Distinguished Health Psychology Contribution Award from the International Association of Applied Psychology. He is a Fellow of the European Health Psychology Society, Society of Experimental Social Psychology, and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
About the Sustaining Behavior Change Conference:
The Sustaining Behavior Change Conference grows from the belief that limitations in our ability to help people make lasting changes in their health-related behaviors is one of the greatest challenges to the well-being of our population. Whether it is adopting healthy eating and physical activity habits, or curtailing the use of unhealthy substances or behaviors, people seem able to initiate behavior change, but a range of forces typically lead to a return of previous behaviors.
The Sustaining Behavior Change Conference assembles a group of leading scholars in a range of disciplines, including behavioral sciences, behavioral economics, marketing and neuroscience to share their insights and perspectives on this important issue. Our goal is to spur creative new thinking about how we might study and implement strategies that will foster effective long-term behavior change.
The Sustaining Behavior Change Conference is brought to you by the CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, Colorado NORC, and UAB NORC.
Anschutz Health and Wellness Center: anschutzwellness.com/
Colorado NORC: cunorc.org/
UAB NORC: www.uab.edu/norc/