TITLE: Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology, Chatham University
FIELD/SPECIALTY: In his research, John Dimoff, Ph.D., primarily studies psychological aspects of health behaviors, including substance use and influenza vaccination; the application of theory and research from social psychology (e.g., shared reality theory) toward clinical, counseling, and health psychology topics; and training and education in health service psychology.
TOPICS WHERE DR. DIMOFF CAN PROVIDE ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT:
• College drinking: why college alcohol beliefs, such as idea that college drinking is a rite of passage, lead to increased drinking and drinking-related problems
• College drinking and students of color
• Psychological aspects of substance abuse
• Addictive behaviors
• Social psychology
DR. JOHN DIMOFF BIOGRAPHY
John D. Dimoff is an Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology at Chatham University in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a joint Ph.D. in Clinical and Biological-Health Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and completed his clinical internship at the VA Western New York Healthcare System.
John’s research focuses on the psychological aspects of health behaviors, including substance use and influenza vaccination; the application of theory and research from social psychology (e.g., shared reality theory) toward clinical, counseling, and health psychology topics; and training and education in health service psychology.
John has authored or co-authored papers in such journals as Addiction, American Psychologist, Clinical Psychological Science, Emotion, Health Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, PLoS ONE, Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, Psychological Science, and Social and Personality Psychology Compass.
John teaches a variety of courses across Chatham’s M.A., M.S., and Psy.D. programs, including Addictions Counseling, Advanced Data Analysis, Health Psychology Practice, Psychometrics, Statistics and Research Methods, and Social Psychology.
ABOUT CHATHAM UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1869, Chatham University has an enrollment of over 2,200 students across over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs in several areas of excellence, including sustainability & health, the arts & sciences, and business & communications.
Chatham has consistently been named a College of Distinction and a “Best College” by U.S. News & World Report. Chatham is also perennially ranked as one of the greenest colleges in the United States by Sierra Magazine and the Princeton Review and is proud to be the alma mater of environmental trailblazer Rachel Carson (Class of ’29).
Chatham consists of the College of Health Sciences; the Falk School of Sustainability & Environment; the College of Arts & Science; and the School of Business & Enterprise. Located in Pittsburgh, PA—one of the country’s most livable cities and great college towns—Chatham is spread across three distinct locations: the historic arboretum, Shadyside Campus; Chatham Eastside in the fast-growing East End; and Eden Hall campus, one of the world’s most sustainable campuses.
In addition, the Center for Regional Agriculture, Food, and Transformation (CRAFT) at Chatham University works to transform the future of food and agriculture in Western Pennsylvania and beyond. Learn more
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Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
