Diane M. Reddy, Professor
Office: Garland Hall, Room 236
Phone: 414-229-6432
e-mail: reddy@uwm.edu
Degree:
Ph.D., Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 1984
Research Interests:
My research interests are in health psychology, especially stress, coping and the factors that determine health-impairing behaviors such as smoking cigarettes, binge-eating and health enhancing behaviors such as using condoms and engaging in cancer detection.
Recent Publications and Presentations:
Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Risky Sexual Behavior
Reddy, D.M., Fleming, R., & Swan, C. (2002). The effect of mandatory parental notification on adolescent girls' use of sexual health care services. Journal of the American Medical Association.
Reddy, D.M., Fleming, R., & Swain, C. (in preparation). Predictors of consistent condom use in adolescent girls.
Investigation in Progress:
Using Positive Framing and a Relational Perspective to Increase Consistent Condom Use
Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in Sexual & Reproductive Health
Reddy, D.M., & Wasserman, S. (1997). Behavioral indicators of patient anxiety during a gynecological examination. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 42, 631-636.
Investigation in Progress:
The Effect of Chronic Pain, History of Childhood Sexual Abuse & Depression on Sexual Functioning
Psychosocial and Behavioral Factors in the Cancer Detection
Reddy, D.M., Ehlinger-Flynn, S., & Fleming, R. (in preparation). Psychosocial factors differentiate economically disadvantaged colorectal cancer screen participators from non-participators.
Investigation in Progress:
Ethnicity and Cervical Cancer: An Analysis of Lack of Follow-up to Abnormal Pap Smears among Low-Income Hispanic, African American, & Caucasian Women in Six States
Stress and Coping
Investigation in Progress:
The Effect of Stress Management Through Relaxation Training on Working Memory
Societal Biases in Health
Randolph, M., & Reddy, D.M. (under review). She's too pretty to be gay: The effect of physical attractiveness on perceived origins of sexual orientation.
Benrud L., & Reddy, D.M. (1996). Differential explanations of illness in women and men. Sex Roles, 38, 375-386.
