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Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry

Pre-Doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship Program 2009-2010
- INTERNSHIP FACULTY

Carole V. Harris, PhD

  • Current Rank:  Professor
  • Graduate School:  University of Florida, 1986
  • Internship:  West Virginia University School of Medicine

Dr. Harris serves as a research supervisor and didactics instructor within the internship. Her current research interests include childhood obesity, cardiovascular disease, and community-based interventions to promote health behaviors. Her research is funded by the NIH and CDC.  Dr. Harris is the Co-Director (with Andrew Bradlyn, PhD) of the Health Research Center, and is also involved in clinical trials research for psychiatric and cardiovascular disorders.

Deskins, S.,  Harris, CV., Bradlyn, AS., Cottrell, L., Coffman, JW., Olexa, J.  (In Press).  Preventive Care in Appalachia:  Use of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Identify Barriers to Participation in Cholesterol Screenings among West Virginians.  Journal of Rural Health.

Stanton, B., Harris, C.V., Cottrell, L., Li, X., Gibson, C., Guo, J., Pack, R., Galbraith, J., Pendleton, S., Wu, Y., Burns, J., Cole, M., Marshall, S.  (2006).  Trial of an urban adolescent sexual risk-reduction intervention for rural youth:  A promising but imperfect fit.  Journal of Adolescent Health, 38, e25.

Wu, Y., Burns, J., Stanton, B.F., Li, X., Harris, C.V., Galbraith, J. & Wei, L.  (2005).  Influence of prior sexual risk experience on response to intervention targeting multiple risk behavior among adolescents.   Journal of Adolescent Health, 36(1), 56-63.

Cottrell, L., Li, X., Stanton, B., Harris, C., D’Alessandri, D., Sun, Z., Qu, M., Mao, R., & Zhang, H. (2004).  Perceptions regarding preventive sexual practices and communication with sexual partners among Chinese college students.   Preventive Medicine.  40 (2), 189-196.

Stanton, B., Guo, J., Cottrell, L., Galbraith, J., Li, X., Gibson, C., Pack, R., Cole, M., Marshall, S., Harris, CV.  (2005).  The complex business of adapting effective interventions to new populations:  an urban to rural transfer.   Journal of Adolescent Health, 37, 17-26.