Research Statement
Dr. Wu’s research interests fall within three main areas:
The first area is examining the socioecological factors that influence adherence, including individual, family, and systems-level factors. She is particularly interested in patient developmental influences, barriers to engagement in critical health behaviors, and provider communication with families.
The second area includes using a socioecological framework to design and test developmentally-appropriate psychosocial and multidisciplinary interventions that promote optimal development, physical health, and psychosocial outcomes. These behavioral interventions address modifiable patient, family, and provider factors that influence child and family self-management. For example, Dr. Wu's work in this area includes testing new family-focused behavioral interventions for children who are at-risk for melanoma. Dr. Wu also has interests in using eHealth and mHealth to deliver assessments and health promotion interventions.
The third area comprises of advancing translation of evidence-based assessments and interventions into clinical practice, including interventions that increase adherence to medical regimens, as strategies to improve health and psychosocial outcomes. This work includes testing the effectiveness of evidence-based interventions in practice, spreading interventions to a wider range of healthcare providers, and addressing barriers to intervention implementation.
Research Keywords
- Treatment compliance
- Social Media
- Risk communication
- Pediatric Psychology
- Patient adherence and persistence with pharmacotherapeutic regimens
- Oncology
- Genetic Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Cancer survivors
- Cancer Genetics