Rick Petosa

Rick Petosa studies health behavior and physical activity, focusing on how psychological and social factors (like self-regulation and social cognitive theory) influence people's exercise habits and health decisions. His work spans topics such as HIV prevention education, physical activity promotion in people with type 2 diabetes, and school-based health education programs. This research is aimed at understanding and designing interventions that help people, including adolescents and overweight or obese adults, adopt healthier behaviors.

Publication output has been modest and somewhat irregular over the last decade, with a peak in 2018 and a slowdown to about one paper per year on average over the last five years.

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