Linda Collins
Linda Collins
Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Professional overview
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Linda M. Collins is Professor of Global Public Health in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biostatistics. She earned her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Connecticut and her Ph.D. in Quantitative Psychology at the University of Southern California.
Collins’ research interests are focused on the development, dissemination, and application of the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST), a framework for the optimization of behavioral, biobehavioral, and social-structural interventions. The objective of MOST is to improve intervention effectiveness, efficiency, economy, and scalability. She is currently collaborating on research applying MOST in the areas of smoking cessation, the prevention of excessive drinking and risky sex in college students, and HIV services.
Collins’ research has been funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Science Foundation, among others. She has given more than 150 presentations on MOST around the world, and her publications have appeared in journals in the fields of behavioral science, quantitative methodology, medicine, and engineering.
Collins has held tenured faculty positions at the University of Southern California and at Penn State University, where she was Distinguished Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of The Methodology Center. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and is a past president of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology and the Society for Prevention Research.
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Education
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BA, Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CTPhD, Quantitative Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Honors and awards
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Fulbright Specialist, National University of Ireland Galway (2018)Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Career Award, Pennsylvania State University’s College of Health and Human Development (2017)Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award, Pennsylvania State University’s College of Health and Human Development (2011)President’s Award, Society for Prevention Research (2004)Faculty Scholar Medal for the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University (2000)Psychology Department Teacher of the Year, University of Southern California (1992)Psychology Department Mentorship Award, University of Southern California (1991)Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Multivariate Behavioral Research (1991)
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Areas of research and study
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Behavioral ScienceCost EffectivenessCost-effective Health Programs and PoliciesDissemination and Implementation of Evidence-based Programs
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Publications
Publications
Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory : a qualitative exploratory study
Failed retrieving data.Components of smartphone cognitive-behavioural therapy for subthreshold depression among 1093 university students : A factorial trial
Failed retrieving data.Correction : Advancing behavioral interventions for African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV using a new conceptual model that integrates critical race theory, harm reduction, and self-determination theory: a qualitative exploratory study
Failed retrieving data.Optimization of a technology-supported physical activity promotion intervention for breast cancer survivors : Results from Fit2Thrive
Failed retrieving data.Recruiting and retaining first-year college students in online health research : Implementation considerations
Failed retrieving data.The Microrandomized Trial for Developing Digital Interventions : Experimental Design and Data Analysis Considerations
Failed retrieving data.Understanding heterogeneity of responses to, and optimizing clinical efficacy of, exercise training in older adults : NIH NIA Workshop summary
Failed retrieving data.Using factorial mediation analysis to better understand the effects of interventions
Failed retrieving data.A Hybrid Evaluation-Optimization Trial to Evaluate an Intervention Targeting the Intersection of Alcohol and Sex in College Students and Simultaneously Test an Additional Component Aimed at Preventing Sexual Violence
Failed retrieving data.A Tribute to the Mind, Methodology and Mentoring of Wayne Velicer
Failed retrieving data.African American/Black and Latino Adults with Detectable HIV Viral Load Evidence Substantial Risk for Polysubstance Substance Use and Co-occurring Problems : A Latent Class Analysis
Failed retrieving data.Are behaviour change techniques and intervention features associated with effectiveness of digital cardiac rehabilitation programmes? A systematic review protocol
Failed retrieving data.Black and Latino Persons Living with HIV Evidence Risk and Resilience in the Context of COVID-19 : A Mixed-Methods Study of the Early Phase of the Pandemic
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating four motivation-phase intervention components for use with primary care patients unwilling to quit smoking : a randomized factorial experiment
Failed retrieving data.Inside the Clockwork of the ECHO Factorial Trial : A Conceptual Model With Proposed Mediators for Prevention of Emotional Problems in Children
Failed retrieving data.One view of the next decade of research on behavioral and biobehavioral approaches to cancer prevention and control : Intervention optimization
Failed retrieving data.Stopping, starting, and sustaining HIV antiretroviral therapy : a mixed-methods exploration among African American/Black and Latino long-term survivors of HIV in an urban context
Failed retrieving data.The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) in Child Maltreatment Prevention Research
Failed retrieving data.Understanding Medical Distrust Among African American/Black and Latino Persons Living With HIV With Sub-Optimal Engagement Along the HIV Care Continuum : A Machine Learning Approach
Failed retrieving data.A Factorial Experiment to Optimize Remotely Delivered Behavioral Treatment for Obesity : Results of the Opt-IN Study
Failed retrieving data.itMatters : Optimization of an online intervention to prevent sexually transmitted infections in college students
Failed retrieving data.Predictors of smoking cessation attempts and success following motivation-phase interventions among people initially unwilling to quit smoking
Failed retrieving data.The multiphase optimization strategy for developing and evaluating behavioral interventions
Failed retrieving data.The multiphase optimization strategy for developing and evaluating psychological interventions
Failed retrieving data.Understanding long-term HIV survivorship among African American/Black and Latinx persons living with HIV in the United States : A qualitative exploration through the lens of symbolic violence
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