Dr. Suzanne Phelan

Suzanne Phelan, Ph.D. Professor   Email: sphelan@calpoly.edu Office: 43A-374 Phone: 805-756-2087

"Identify, challenge, and test your hypotheses!" -Suzanne Phelan, Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, MCP Hahnemann University, 2001

M.A. in Clinical Psychology, MCP Hahnemann University, 1999

B.A. in French, University of Colorado, 1989

B.S. in Journalism, University of Colorado, 1989

Specialization

Clinical & Health Psychology

Research and Interests

My research is focused on discovering ways to promote weight loss and weight gain prevention in a variety of settings. My current work is particularly focused on intervening in the time surrounding pregnancy to prevent pregnancy-associated weight gain and obesity.