Cali Salafia
Human Development and Family Sciences
Entered the Program: 2020
Current program:
- Ph.D.
- Areas of Specialization: Health, Wellbeing, and Prevention
Previous Education:
- M.A., Health Psychology, Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) -2020
- B.A., Psychology, Philosophy Minor, University at Albany (SUNY Albany) – 2017
Research Interests:
- Psychosocial factors in cancer and chronic illness, adjustment to chronic illness for patient and family
- Medical-decision making and communication surrounding treatment
- Social media and health behaviors
Major Advisor: Keith Bellizzi
Assistantship Experience:
- August 2020-Present: UConn-Yale Resilience Cancer Survivorship Study, Research Assistant, UConn
- August 2020-Present: Research Methods 2004W Teaching Assistant, UConn
- January 2019-August 2020: Media Psychology Lab, Graduate Research Assistant, CCSU
- January 2019-May 2020: Graduate Assistant for the Department of Psychological Science, CCSU
- June 2019-July 2020: Center for Behavioral Health, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Recent awards/scholarships/fellowships:
- 2020-Graduate School Academic Achievement Award, CCSU
- 2020-Outstanding Research Award for a master’s thesis for the Department of Psychological Science at CCSU
- 2019-Conference Scholarship for Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Convention from CCSU
