Erica O'Brien

Erica O'Brien is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi, specializing in the intersection of aging, stress, physical activity, and decision-making. Her research focuses on how daily stressors, aging attitudes, and cognitive processes influence health behaviors and well-being across the lifespan.

Key research themes include the impact of subjective aging perceptions on physical activity engagement, the role of stress appraisals in emotional regulation, and generational differences in risk-taking behaviors. She employs daily diary methods and longitudinal designs to explore real-world behavioral patterns.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. Her work has consistently addressed topics like activity engagement predictors, cognitive interference under stress, and the psychosocial determinants of health behaviors in middle-aged and older adults.