Andrea T. Kozak, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office: 210 Pryale Hall
Phone: 248-370-2319
Fax: 248-370-4612
E-mail: kozak@oakland.edu
Major Field
Clinical Psychology; Behavioral Medicine
Research Interests
Overweight and obesity are extremely prevalent in the U.S., placing people at increased risk of life-threatening diseases and contributing to significant medical costs. I am greatly concerned about the unhealthy behaviors and co-morbid health issues associated with overweight/obesity. I hope through my research efforts to better understand factors that contribute to excess weight, ways to help people lose weight and keep it off (e.g., diet and activity change interventions), and the consequences of overweight and obesity (e.g., poor health-related quality of life).
Degrees
PhD, Clinical Psychology, Western Michigan University, 2003
MA, Clinical Psychology, Minnesota State University-Mankato, 1998
BA, Psychology, Oakland University, 1996
Publications
Spring, B., Schneider, K., McFadden, H. G., Vaughn, J., Kozak, A. T., Smith, M., Moller, A. C., Epstein, L., DeMott, A., Hedeker, D., Siddique, J., & Jones, D. L. (In press). Technology-supported multiple behavior change in diet and activity: A randomized clinical trial. Archives of Internal Medicine.
Janke, A. E., & Kozak, A. T. (In press). “The more pain I have, the more I want to eat”: Obesity and eating in the context of chronic pain. Obesity.
Kozak, A. T., & Fought, A. (2011). Beyond alcohol and drug addiction. Does the negative trait of low distress tolerance have an association with overeating? Appetite, 57, 578-581.
Duncan, J. M., Janke, E. A., Kozak, A. T., Roehrig, M., Russell, S. W., McFadden, H.G., Demott, A., Pictor, A., Hedeker, D., & Spring, B. (2011). PDA+: A personal digital assistant for obesity treatment - An RCT testing the use of technology to enhance weight loss treatment for veterans. BMC Public Health, 11, 223-232.
Kozak, A. T., Daviglus, M. L., Chan, C., Kiefe, C. I., Jacobs, D. R., & Liu, K. (2011). Relationship of body mass index in young adulthood and health-related quality of life two decades later: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. International Journal of Obesity, 35, 134-141.
Spring, B., Schneider, K., McFadden, H. G., Vaughn, J., Kozak, A. T., Smith, M., Moller, A. C., Epstein, L., Russell, S. W., DeMott, A., & Hedeker, D. (2010). Make Better Choices (MBC): Study design of a randomized controlled trial testing optimal technology-supported change in multiple diet and physical activity risk behaviors. BMC Public Health, 10, 586-596.
Pagoto, S. L., Kozak, A. T., John, P., Bodenlos, J. S., Hedeker, D., Spring, B., Schneider, K. L. (2009). Intention-to-treat analyses in behavioral medicine randomized clinical trials. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Kozak, A. T., Rucker-Whitaker, C., Basu, S., Mendes de Leon, C. F., Calvin, J. E., Grady, K. L., Richardson, D., & Powell, L. H. (2007). Elements of non-pharmacological interventions that prevent progression of heart failure: A meta-analysis. Congestive Heart Failure, 13, 28-287.
Janke, E. A., Collins, A., & Kozak, A. T. (2007). An overview of the relationship between pain and obesity: What do we know? Where do we go next? Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, 44(2), 245-262.
Kozak, A. T., Spates, C. R., McChargue, D. E., Bailey, K. C., Schneider, K. L., & Liepman, M. R. (2007). Naltrexone renders one-session exposure therapy less effective: A controlled pilot study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 142-152.
Spring, B., Pagoto, S., Knatterud, G., Kozak, A., & Hedeker, D. (2007). Examination of the analytic quality of behavioral health randomized clinical trials. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 63(1), 53-71.
Pagoto, S. L., Kozak, A. T., Spates, C. R., & Spring, B. (2006). Systematic desensitization for an older woman with a severe specific phobia: An application of evidence-based practice. Clinical Gerontologist, 30(1), 89-98.
Stewart, R. B., Kozak, A. L., Tingley, L. M., Goddard, J. M., Blake, E. M., & Cassel, W. A. (2001). Adult sibling relationships: Validation of a typology. Personal Relationships, 8(3), 299-324.