Christiana Field
Graduate Student
Psychological Sciences
Concentration
Clinical Psychology
Advisor
Amy Gorin
Anticipated Graduation
2026
Education
B.A. Psychology and Spanish, University of Connecticut, 2017
Research Interests
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Psychosocial drivers of health
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Perinatal and maternal mental health
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Behavioral interventions for weight management, physical activity, and gestational diabetes mellitus
Publications
Field, C. M., Leahey, T. M., Denmat, Z. A., Wyckoff, E. P., Gilder, C. M., O’Connor, K. F., & Gorin, A. A. (2024). Evaluating the utility of temporal self-regulation theory for understanding physical activity outcomes in a behavioral weight loss maintenance program. Psychology & Health, 1–18. Advance online publication.
Leahey, T. M., Gorin, A. A., Huedo-Medina, T. B., Denmat, Z., Field, C., Gilder, C., Wyckoff, E. P., O’Connor, K., Hahn, K., Jenkins, K., Unick, J. L., Hand, G., McManus-Shipp, K., Calcaterra, J., & Falk, G. (2025). Patient-Delivered Continuous Care for Weight Loss Maintenance: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine, 185(7), 767–776.
Waring, M. E., McManus-Shipp, K. E.*, Field, C. M.*, Bhusal, S., Perez, A., Shapiro, O., Gaspard, S. A., & Dennis, C. L. (2025). Consumption of and engagement with digital psychoeducation content related to maternal mental health by perinatal persons and mothers: design of an online survey with optional follow-up and participant characteristics. JMIR Research Protocols, 14, e64075. *These authors contributed equally. Order in author list was determined with a random number generator.
Waring, M. E., McManus-Shipp, K. E.*, Field, C. M.*, Gaspard, S. A., Pescatello, L. S., Chun, O. K., Holland, A., Sena, V., Wu, H., Annis-Brayne, K., Shields, A. D. (2025). Feedback from pregnant women with gestational diabetes on a proposed lifestyle intervention. Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior, 57(4), 314-319. *These authors contributed equally. Order in author list was determined with a random number generator.
Gilder, C. M., Gorin, A. A., Huedo-Medina, T., Cooksey-Stowers, K., McCaffery, J. M., Denmat, Z., Field, C., Wyckoff, E., LaRose, J., O’Connor, K., Marfo, N., & Leahey, T. M. (2024). Impact of social connectedness on weight loss outcomes in an online program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 47(1), 144–152.
Volz, K., Wyckoff, E., Medina, T. H., Denmat, Z., Field, C., LaRose, J., Gorin, A., & Leahey, T. (2021). Impact of income and perceived stress on engagement and weight loss outcomes in an online behavioral weight loss program. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(6), 853–859.
Leahey, T. M., Gorin, A. A., Wyckoff, E. P., Denmat, Z., O’Connor, K., Field, C., Duntton, G., Gunstad, J., Huedo-Medina, T., Gilder, C. (2020) Episodic future thinking, delay discounting, and exercise during weight loss maintenance: The PACE Trial. Health Psychology, 39(9), 796–805.
