Dusti Jones

Dusti Jones, PhD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Research in Population Health Sciences at the University of Utah and a researcher at the Huntsman Cancer Institute. She investigates how positive emotions mitigate chronic diseases through real-time analysis of health behaviors and physiological stress markers like inflammation and cortisol.

• Doctorate in Biobehavioral Health from Penn State University
• Master's in Experimental Psychology from Western Washington University
• Bachelor's degree completed at Western Washington University

Her research integrates innovative methodologies such as ecological momentary assessment and mobile sensing to understand health behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol use, sleep) in daily contexts. Dr. Jones previously held academic positions at Penn State University and Western Washington University.