Danielle Symons Downs

Professor of Kinesiology and Obstetrics & Gynecology

Summary Statement

Danielle Downs researches the motivational determinants of exercise among women and children, application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to exercise, and lifestyle interventions for women (preconceptional, pregnant, gestational diabetes).

Department

Kinesiology - KINES
Graduate Faculty

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Education

Ph.D., 2002, Health and Human Performance, University of Florida
M.A., 1998, Psychology, University of New York, College at Brockport
B.A., 1995, Psychology and Sociology, Baldwin-Wallace College

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Phone

814-863-0456

dsd11@psu.edu

Office Address

268Q Recreation Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802

Fax

814-865-1275

Affiliations

Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute

Center for Healthy Aging

Specializations

Individually-tailored, theoretically-designed, optimized behavioral interventions
Motivational determinants and outcomes of physical activity, healthy behaviors, and weight management in women before, during, and after pregnancy
Exercise psychology

Grants and Research Projects

Theoretical determinants of exercise motivation and participation; evidence-based behavioral interventions to promote physical activity and health during the preconceptional, prenatal, and postpartum periods; excessive exercise and eating pathology behaviors.

Publications

Penn State Research Database (Pure)

ResearchGate