Linda Collins (psychologist)
Linda M. Collins is an American quantitative psychologist who is a professor of global public health at New York University.
Life
[edit]Collins earned a B.A. in psychology at the University of Connecticut.[1] She received a Ph.D. in quantitative psychology from the University of Southern California.[1]
Collins was a tenured faculty member at the University of Southern California.[1] She was a distinguished professor of human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University.[1] At New York University, she is a professor of global public health in the department of social and behavioral sciences.[1]
Collins is an elected fellow of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine.[1] She served as president of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology and the Society for Prevention Research.[2]
Research and Contributions
[edit]Dr. Collins is known for her work on the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST), which integrates concepts from engineering, behavioral science, multivariate statistics, health economics, and decision analysis.[3] MOST aims to enhance intervention effectiveness, affordability, scalability, and efficiency.[4] She has applied MOST in diverse areas, including HIV,[5] smoking cessation,[6] prevention of excessive alcohol use in college students,[7] and weight loss.[8]
Her research has received funding from institutions such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).[9][10]
Collins has published extensively in journals across behavioral sciences, quantitative methodology, medicine, and engineering.[11] She has given over 150 invited presentations on MOST worldwide.[1] Collaborating with Dr. Kate Guastaferro, she developed two massive open online courses on intervention optimization and MOST.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Linda Collins | NYU School of Global Public Health". publichealth.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Optimization of Prevention Interventions Using MOST: State of the Science and Future Directions | NIH Office of Disease Prevention Website". prevention.nih.gov. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ Optimization of Behavioral, Biobehavioral, and Biomedical Interventions. Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2018. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-72206-1. ISBN 978-3-319-72205-4.
- ^ Webadmin-ioi. "Overview of MOST". Center for Advancement and Dissemination of Intervention Optimization. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ Gwadz, Marya Viorst; Collins, Linda M.; Cleland, Charles M.; Leonard, Noelle R.; Wilton, Leo; Gandhi, Monica; Scott Braithwaite, R.; Perlman, David C.; Kutnick, Alexandra; Ritchie, Amanda S. (2017-05-04). "Using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) to optimize an HIV care continuum intervention for vulnerable populations: a study protocol". BMC Public Health. 17 (1): 383. doi:10.1186/s12889-017-4279-7. ISSN 1471-2458. PMC 5418718. PMID 28472928.
- ^ Collins, Linda M.; Baker, Timothy B.; Mermelstein, Robin J.; Piper, Megan E.; Jorenby, Douglas E.; Smith, Stevens S.; Christiansen, Bruce A.; Schlam, Tanya R.; Cook, Jessica W.; Fiore, Michael C. (April 2011). "The multiphase optimization strategy for engineering effective tobacco use interventions". Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 41 (2): 208–226. doi:10.1007/s12160-010-9253-x. ISSN 1532-4796. PMC 3053423. PMID 21132416.
- ^ Tanner, Amanda E.; Guastaferro, Kate M.; Rulison, Kelly L.; Wyrick, David L.; Milroy, Jeffrey J.; Bhandari, Sandesh; Thorpe, Shemeka; Ware, Samuella; Miller, Alicia M.; Collins, Linda M. (2021-11-18). "A Hybrid Evaluation-Optimization Trial to Evaluate an Intervention Targeting the Intersection of Alcohol and Sex in College Students and Simultaneously Test an Additional Component Aimed at Preventing Sexual Violence". Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 55 (12): 1184–1187. doi:10.1093/abm/kaab003. ISSN 1532-4796. PMC 8601044. PMID 33704366.
- ^ Pellegrini, Christine A.; Hoffman, Sara A.; Collins, Linda M.; Spring, Bonnie (July 2014). "Optimization of remotely delivered intensive lifestyle treatment for obesity using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Opt-IN study protocol". Contemporary Clinical Trials. 38 (2): 251–259. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2014.05.007. ISSN 1559-2030. PMC 4104542. PMID 24846621.
- ^ "RePORT ⟩ RePORTER". reporter.nih.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 8403126 - Longitudinal Scaling Methodology". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "Linda M. Collins". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ "MOST from a Conceptual Perspective". Coursera. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- Living people
- University of Connecticut alumni
- University of Southern California alumni
- University of Southern California faculty
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- New York University faculty
- Fellows of the American Psychological Association
- Fellows of the Association for Psychological Science
- Fellows of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
- Presidents of learned societies of the United States
- Presidents of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology
- Presidents of the Society for Prevention Research
- 20th-century American women scientists
- 21st-century American women scientists
- 20th-century American psychologists
- 21st-century American psychologists
- American women psychologists
- Quantitative psychologists
- American women statisticians
- 21st-century American women mathematicians
- 21st-century American mathematicians
- 20th-century American women mathematicians
- 20th-century American mathematicians