Kathi Diviak, PhD

Dr. Katheen Diviak, is a clinical health psychologist with over two decades experience in longitudinal health research. Her work has been primarily in the area of tobacco use, with studies ranging from longitudinal examinations of the development of nicotine dependence in adolescents to cessation interventions for adult smokers. Dr. Diviak has expertise in clinical trial data collection and management, developing intervention protocols, training and supervising research staff, and assessing intervention fidelity. In addition, she has expertise in Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA), informed consent, and survey development. Dr. Diviak has specific interest in ensuring that our research protocols and processes support high quality science and fit into the lives of the people who engage in the health behaviors or live with the health conditions we are studying.