Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Close Relationships
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Health Psychology
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
- Research Methods, Assessment
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The focus of my research is on understanding how positive interactions and events buffer individuals from stress and negative health behaviors. Using daily process methodology I examine the effects of daily social support on solitary drinking, as well as the relationship between daily moods and drinking motives. In addition, I am interested in the role of social support across cultures -- specifically, the connections among social support and well-being, health, and job success.
Journal Articles:
- Brannan, D., Biswas-Diener, R., Mohr, C. D., Mortazavi, S., & Stein, N. (under review). Friends and family, a cross-cultural investigation of social support and subjective well-being.
- Brannan, D., & Bleinsten, T. (2012). Novice ESOL teachers’ perceptions of social support and self-efficacy. TESOL Quarterly.
- Mohr, C. D., Brannan, D., Mohr, J., Armeli, S., & Tennen H. (2008). Evidence for the undoing hypothesis among college student drinkers. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 1249-1259.
- Sturm, D., Conkey, E., Nibler, N., Brannan, D., & Bleistein, T. (2012). Gender and optimism’s influence on perceived ESOL teacher performance.
Courses Taught:
- Aging and Mental Health
- Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Human Relations
- Introduction to Psychology
- Mental Health
- Motivation
- Personality
- Research Methods
- Social Psychology
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Debi Brannan
Department of Psychology
Western Oregon University
345 North Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
United States
Phone: (503) 751-4200