Benjamin D. Rosenberg, PhD

Lab Co-Director

Dr. Rosenberg’s research applies social psychological theorizing on motivation and persuasion to health behavior and well-being. He has authored or co-authored papers on these topics in Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Health Communication, Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Computers in Human Behavior, and SAGE Encyclopedia of Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. Current research examines the influence of various motivational states (e.g., threatening uncertainty) on people’s perceptions of persuasive messages. Dr. Rosenberg is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Dominican University of California.