Hooper Research Lab

This site offers information about the research in which I, along with my students, am currently engaged. My background is diverse and thus my research program reflects that diversity. This website describes the research, teaching, and service in which I have been involved since receiving my doctorate of philosophy degree from George Washington University, serving as a research instructor at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and beginning my faculty appointment at the University of Alabama. 

Building on my previous clinical training and research experiences, I currently have four major lines of research: (1) the influence of family-of-origin factors (e.g., parentification, differentiation of self, & attachment style) on the wellness and psychopathology of adolescents, adults, and families; (2) comorbidity research (i.e., influence of common medical conditions on mental health and psychopathology); (3) the rural primary care system as an intervention point for mental health services and treatments by mental health and family counselors and psychologists; and (4) minority health and health disparities related to family systems-focused, culturally-tailored care (e.g., diagnosis, measurement and assessment equivalence, and treatment).

Thank you for taking an interest in the research on which I am working.