Laurie Ruggiero
Dr. Laurie Ruggiero is a clinical psychologist and behavioral scientist.
Dr. Ruggiero’s program of research focuses on (a) understanding behavioral/psychosocial aspects of obesity and diabetes; and (b) examining interventions designed to support primary/secondary/tertiary prevention related to type 2 diabetes. Her work emphasizes the development or tailoring, implementation, and evaluation of innovative technology- and/or community-based interventions designed to reach and engage at-risk underserved populations. She has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Education:
- Research Fellowship, Brown University Post-doctoral Fellowship Program Area: Pediatric Health Psychology
- Clinical Internship, Brown University Psychology Internship Consortium Specialty Area: Behavioral Medicine
- Ph.D. Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology, Minor: Behavioral Neurology, Clinical Track: Medical Psychology
- M.A., Louisiana State University, Clinical Psychology
- B.A., Pennsylvania State University, Psychology
- Orsega‐Smith, E., Ruggiero, L., Getchell, N., Barmaki, R. L., Nichols, A., Varghese, J., ... & Koiler, R. (2023). Digital Health Games for Older Adults: Development, Implementation, and Programmatic Implications of Health Game Use in Senior Centers. Journal of Elder Policy, 2(3), 127-161.
- Ruggiero, L., Williams Leng, S., de Groot, M., Gerber, B. S., Hernandez, R., & Quinn, L. (2023). Diabetes related distress and co-occurrence with depressive symptoms in urban low-income African American and Hispanic/Latinx adults with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 16(2), 3.
- Ruggiero, L., Seltzer, E. D., Dufelmeier, D., McGee Montoya, A., & Chebli, P. (2020). MyPlate picks: Development and initial evaluation of feasibility, acceptability, and impact of an educational exergame to help promote healthy eating and physical activity in children. Games for health journal, 9(3), 197-207.
- Mitchell, U. A., Chebli, P. G., Ruggiero, L., & Muramatsu, N. (2019). The digital divide in health-related technology use: the significance of race/ethnicity. The Gerontologist, 59(1), 6-14.
- Hernandez, R., Ruggiero, L., Prochaska, T.R., Chavez, N., Boughton, S.W., Peacock, N., Zhao, W., & Nouwen, A. (2016). A cross-sectional study of depressive symptoms and diabetes self-care in African American and Hispanic/Latinos with diabetes: The role of self-efficacy. Diabetes Educator, 42(4),452-461. doi: 10.1177/0145721716654008.
- Ruggiero, L., Moadsiri, A., Quinn, L.T., Riley, B.B., Danielson, K.K. Monahan, C., Bangs, B.A., & Gerber, B.S. (2014). Diabetes Island: Preliminary Impact of a Virtual World Self-Care Educational Intervention for African Americans With Type 2 Diabetes. JMIR Serious Games, 2(2). doi: 10.2196/games.3260.
- Ruggiero, L., Riley, B.B., Hernandez, R, Quinn, L.T., Gerber, B., Castillo, A., Day, J., Ingram, D., Wang, Y., & Butler, P. (2014). Medical assistant coaching to support diabetes self-care among low-income racial/ethnic minority populations: randomized controlled trial. West J Nurs Res., 36(9), 1052-73. doi: 10.1177/0193945914522862.
- Hernandez, R., Ruggiero, L., Riley, B.B., Wang, Y., Chavez, N., Quinn, L., Gerber, B.S., & Choi, YK. (2014). Correlates of self-care in low-income African American and Latino patients with diabetes. Health Psychol., 33(7), 597-607. doi: 10.1037/hea0000043.
- Jones, H., Edwards, L., Vallis, T. M., Ruggiero, L., Rossi, S. R., Rossi, J. S., ... & Zinman, B. (2003). Changes in diabetes self-care behaviors make a difference in glycemic control: the Diabetes Stages of Change (DiSC) study. Diabetes care, 26(3), 732-737.
- Ruggiero, L., Glasgow, R., Dryfoos, J. M., Rossi, J. S., Prochaska, J. O., Orleans, C. T., ... & Johnson, S. (1997). Diabetes self-management: self-reported recommendations and patterns in a large population. Diabetes care, 20(4), 568-576.
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