College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Alan Christensen
Professor, Collegiate Fellow
Education:
Ph.D., University of Utah, 1993
Office:
102 STH
Office Phone:
319-335-3396
Fax Number:
319-335-0191
Lab:
101 STH
Lab Phone:
319-335-3768
Research Interests
Clinical health psychology, Adjustment to chronic illness, Medical regimen adherence, Patient-provider interaction, Health services research, Personality and health
Training Areas
Research Group
Representative Publications
Van Liew, JR, Brock, RL, Christensen, AJ, Karnell, L., Pagedar, N., Funk, G. (2017). Unintentional weight loss after head and neck cancer: A dynamic relationship with depressive symptoms. Head and Neck, 39(2), 370-379. DOI: 10.1002/hed.24601
Howren, M.B., Kellerman, Q.D., Hillis, S.L., Cvengros, J., Lawton, W.J., and Christensen, A.J. (2016). Behavioral Self-Regulation Intervention on Patient Adherence in Hemodialysis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50(2), 167-176. doi:10.1007/s12160-015-9741-0
Van Liew, J.R., Christensen, A.J., Howren, M.B., Karnell, L.H., Funk, G.F. (2014). Fear of Recurrence Impacts Health Related Quality of Life and Continued Tobacco Use in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Health Psychology, 33(4), 373-381. doi: 10.1037/a0032680.
Christensen, A.J., Van Liew, J.R., Kellerman, Q.D. (2014). Depression in Chronic Kidney Disease: A context for comorbidity. The Oxford Handbook of Depression and Comorbidity, C. Richards and M. O’Hara, Editors.