Linda S. Houser-Marko, PhD
Illinois Public Health Research Fellow
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Research Interests
Dr. Houser-Marko's research interests in social and health psychology involve three related lines of research that are useful in addressing health behaviors such as smoking cessation and physical activity. These three themes are: the self, identity, and motivation; health behavior change and motivation; and developing interventions that consider quality of motivation.
Recent and Noteworthy Publications
Houser-Marko L, Sheldon K. Eyes on the prize or nose to the grindstone? The effects of goal evaluation on mood and motivation. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2008;34:1556-1569.
Houser-Marko L, Sheldon K. The self-as-doer construct: Implications for sustained motivation. Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2006;32:1037-1049.
Houser-Marko L, Sporer A, Emery SL, Hund L, Lee J, Curry SJ. Use of program evaluation in community youth tobacco cessation programs. Am J Health Behav. 2010 Mar-Apr;34(2):177-85. [See abstract.]
Houser-Marko L, Sporer AK, Hund L, Emery SL, Lee J, Curry SJ. Use of program evaluation in community youth tobacco cessation programs. Am J Health Behav. 2010;34(2):177-185.
Sheldon KM, Arndt J, Houser-Marko L. In search of the organismic valuing process: The human tendency to move towards beneficial goal choices. J Pers. 2003;71:835-869.
Sheldon KM, Houser-Marko L. Self-concordance, goal-attainment, and the pursuit of happiness: Can there be an upward spiral? Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2001;80:152-165.
Contact Info
Institute for Health Research and Policy
University of Illinois at Chicago (MC 275)
599 Westside Research Office Bldg.
1747 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
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