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Research interests
Dr. David E. Conroy's research focuses on validating and engaging motivational processes in support of health behavior change. The goal of his work is to make behavior change less effortful and more enjoyable through creative design, context-sensitivity and learning models. He has developed behavioral interventions for promoting physical activity, reducing sedentary behavior and increasing fluid consumption and collaborated on stress-management interventions.
Dr. Conroy and his team use technology to monitor and intervene with people in the natural context of their daily lives. Their research is currently funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Science Foundation and Penn State Cancer Institute.
Dr. Conroy consulted to the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee and serves on multiple editorial boards. He is president-elect for the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
Education/Academic qualification
Exercise and Sport Science, PhD, University of Utah
1996 → 2000
Exercise and Sport Science; Psychology, BA and MA, Unisversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1991 → 1996
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CHS: Medium: Collaborative Research: Teachable Activity Trackers for Older Adults
10/1/20 → 9/30/24
Project: Research project
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Collaborative Research: Data driven control of switched systems with applications to human behavioral modification
9/1/18 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
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Coach Training to Promote Social Development
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
4/1/03 → 3/31/06
Project: Research project
Research output
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Tobacco and cannabis use as moderators of the association between physical activity and alcohol use across the adult lifespan in the United States: NHANES, 2005–2016
Courtney, J. B., Russell, M. A. & Conroy, D. E., Feb 2022, In: Preventive Medicine. 155, 106931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adult outdoor group sport play during a pandemic: Feasibility, acceptability, and program adherence results from a study of modifications to mitigate COVID-19 risk
Ladwig, M. A., Sciamanna, C., Rutt, K. N., Blaker, J. M., Kearcher, K., Auer, B. J., Rovniak, L., Conroy, D. E., Gottschall, J., Silvis, M., Smyth, J. M. & Wang, M., Sep 2021, In: Preventive Medicine Reports. 23, 101476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Alcohol use as a function of physical activity and golfing motives in a national sample of united states golfers
Courtney, J., Handley, E., Pagoto, S., Russell, M. & Conroy, D. E., Jun 2021, In: Nutrients. 13, 6, 1856.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations -
An Early Phase Trial Testing the Proof of Concept for a Gamified Smartphone App in Manipulating Automatic Evaluations of Exercise
Rasera, M., Jayasinghe, H., Parker, F., Short, C. E., Conroy, D. E., Jackson, B., Dimmock, J. A., Rhodes, R. E., de Vries, H., Vandelanotte, C. & Rebar, A. L., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Body surveillance and affective judgments of physical activity in daily life
Gilchrist, J. D., Pila, E., Lucibello, K. M., Sabiston, C. M. & Conroy, D. E., Mar 2021, In: Body Image. 36, p. 127-133 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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Outstanding Collaborative Research Team
Schmitz, Kathryn (Recipient), Bluethmann, Shirley (Recipient), Calo, William (Recipient), Stine, Jonathan (Recipient), Sturgeon, Kathleen (Recipient), Zaorsky, Nicholas (Recipient), Conroy, David E. (Recipient), Mohamed, A. (Recipient), Pameijer, Colette R. (Recipient), Raja-Khan, Nazia (Recipient), Rao, Pooja (Recipient), Rogers, Connie Jo (Recipient), Thomas, Gwendolyn (Recipient), Veldheer, Susan (Recipient) & Vidt, Meghan (Recipient), 2021
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