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Department of Psychology

Dr. Laura Finan

Associate Professor
Psychology
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 457
Office Hours
Tuesdays 2-3pm
Office Phone
(309) 438-7847office
phone
Email
ljfinan@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://about.illinoisstate.edu/ljf... website
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Research

Current Courses

PSY 213.003 Lifespan Development

PSY 428.001 Professional Seminar In Developmental Psychology

PSY 290.009 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 303.001 Adult Development And Aging

PSY 403.001 Adult Development And Aging

HON 285.001 Honors Undergraduate Research I

PSY 499.009 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

PSY 213.002 Lifespan Development

PSY 428.001 Professional Seminar In Developmental Psychology

PSY 290.009 Special Projects: Research Apprenticeship

PSY 291.009 Special Projects:Undergraduate Teaching

Teaching Interests & Areas

Adolescent development; research methods; lifespan development

Research Interests & Areas

My research addresses how psycho-social and contextual factors influence adolescents' and young adults' health risk behaviors. I am particularly interested in (a) family relationships as developmental contexts and (b) alcohol and other substance use and problems. Recently, I have begun to explore environmental factors (e.g., neighborhoods and schools) to better capture the range of salient factors which drive young peoples' behavior.

Research Interests: Adolescent health • Alcohol and other substance use and problems • Family relationships

Post-Doc

University of California, Berkeley; Prevention Research Center
Berkeley, California, USA

Ph D Human Development and Family Studies

University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, USA

MA Psychological Science

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

BA Psychology

Nazareth College
Rochester, New York, USA

Outstanding University Teaching Initiative Award

Illinois State University
2023

Research Initiative Award Winners

Illinois State University
2023

Interdisciplinary Civic Engagement Award

Center for Civic Engagement, Illinois State University
2022

Journal Article

Please visit the following website to see a list of research publications and presentations: https://about.illinoisstate.edu/ljfinan/

Presentations

Vaping and College Students’ Oral Microbiome. VIII Congresso Internacional do Conhecimento Científico (VIII CICC) ISECENSA. (2024)
Su-Russell, C., Lannin, D., Finan, L., & Tudela, M. (2024, Nov.). History and contemporary studies of child development. Poster presented at the 86th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Bellevue, WA.
Vaping and Oral Health among College Students. 2023 AADOCR/CADR Annual Meeting. (2023)
Collective action for school-wellness: An ecological example. AIESEP World Congress. (2022)
Trajectory classes of adolescents’ family relationship experiences and associations with later substance use. Society for Research on Adolescence. (2022)