Sherecce A. Fields

Research Interests

Dr. Fields is a Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University. Dr. Fields’ primary degree is in Clinical Psychology with areas of specialization in Child Clinical and Pediatric Psychology. Her research is focused on developing a bio-behavioral understanding of health-risk behaviors in adolescents and emerging adults, with the goal of developing efficacious and effective prevention and cessation interventions, specifically for use in disadvantaged populations.  Dr. Fields’ research focuses on behavioral decision-making (with an emphasis on impulsivity) as a trans-disease process in health risk behaviors. Her research draws attention to self-regulatory and self-control pathways to behavior, modeling both their causes and consequences in order to better inform intervention efforts. Specifically, she is interested in how behavioral decision-making and other family, process and psychosocial factors interact to affect prevention and treatment outcomes for health behaviors. Her primary research examines factors related to the initiation and maintenance of addictive behaviors (specifically in children and adolescents). Her secondary research line extends the knowledge gained from addiction research to eating behavior, obesity, and subsequent diabetes risk. In addition, she has an interest in information and communication technologies that might influence behavioral decision making, with a particular focus on the prediction, prevention, and treatment of addiction and supporting healthy eating behavior. Recent work explores novel applications of remote-health technology, ‘serious’ video games, and other computer-mediated technologies that can inform and influence behavioral decision making. Dr. Fields received her master’s (2004) and Ph.D. (2008) in Clinical Psychology from the University of South Florida. She has bachelor’s degrees in Chemistry and Psychology from Duke University (1998). 

Education

• Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida
• M.S., Clinical Psychology, University of South Florida
• B.S., Chemistry, Duke University
• B.A., Psychology, Duke University