Amy Gorin
Vice Provost for Health Sciences and Interdisciplinary Initiatives Office of the Provost; Professor of Psychological Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut
Elected to the Academy in 2026
Education
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., Psychology; Stony Brook University, M.A., Clinical Psychology; Stony Brook University, Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
Professional Areas
Treatment strategies to improve long-term weight loss and maintenance; motivational and environmental processes that affect weight control; social influences on weight, eating, and physical activity.
Citation
For developing groundbreaking, evidence-based strategies focusing on sustainable quality of life improvement for those at risk, and for collaborating with experts to tackle the world’s most pressing health issues to improve global health and equity.