CYNTHIA BERG portrait
  • Distinguished Professor, Psychology Department
  • Co-Director, Consortium for Family and Health Research, College of Social and Behavioral Science
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Research Summary

My research examines how the family system can facilitate or derail the management of chronic illnesses, most especially type 1 and type 2 diabetes during adolescence, the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood, and adults across the life span. We utilize a wide variety of methodologies (surveys, daily diaries, daily open-ended interviews, physiological) and statistical techniques to capture collaboration across parent-child dyads and couples.

Education

  • B.S., Psychology, University of Washington
  • Ph.D., Psychology, Yale University