Dr. Dolores Albarracín

Biography

Dolores Albarracín is a leading figure in the fields of Psychology and Health Care Management. She holds a professorship at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a member of the Penn Integrates Knowledge program. Her research focuses on understanding attitudes, behavior change, and communication, particularly in health contexts. Albarracín's courses include topics such as attitude formation, behavior prediction, and advanced psychology research methods. As the Director of the Communication Science Division at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, she has also been actively involved in producing high-quality psychological research that emphasizes empirical studies and honors senior thesis projects for undergraduates. Her work bridges the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical applications in health communication.

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