Stephan Dombrowski
Full Professor
PhD
KIN 306
Fredericton
Other titles
Health Psychologist
Research interests
- Health behaviour change
- Behaviour change intervention development
- Behavioural streaking as a behaviour change technique
- Habit formation and disruption
- Psychological theories of behaviour and behaviour change
- Weight loss and weight loss maintenance
Dr. Dombrowski is interested in understanding and changing health behaviours using behaviour change theory. His research covers a range of health behaviours (e.g. eating, physical activity) and populations (e.g. members of the public, individuals with chronic conditions). In his empirical work Dr. Dombrowski uses qualitative, quantitative as well as mixed methodologies.
Biography
Dr. Dombrowski is a Health Psychologist. He has joined the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of New Brunswick in 2018 as Assistant Professor. Previously Dr. Dombrowski was employed by the University of Stirling (UK, Scotland) as Senior Lecturer, and as a post doctoral researcher at Newcastle University (UK, England) and the University of Aberdeen (UK, Scotland).
Dr. Dombrowski obtained his PhD in Health Psychology from the University of Aberdeen (UK, Scotland) in 2010, and the practice-based qualification in Health Psychology from the British Psychological Society in 2012. He also holds an MSc in Health Psychology from the University of Sussex (UK, England), and a BA in Psychology from the University of Essex (UK, England).
Current research projects
- Streaking as a behaviour change technique for long-term change
- Communicating behavioural science to lay audiences
- Self-compassion based behaviour change interventions for weight management
- Text message-based behaviour change intervention for weight loss and weight loss maintenance in men with obesity
- Text message-based behaviour change intervention for weight loss and weight loss maintenance overweight new mothers
