Jessica Balla

Jessica is a Ph.D. candidate in the Psychological Sciences program with an emphasis in health psychology. She earned a B.S. in psychology with honors in December 2019 from the University of La Verne, where she worked as a research assistant and lab manager for a multicultural psychology lab. Jessica’s research focuses on the social psychological, structural, and non-conscious determinants of health behavior (e.g., physical activity, vaccination), theory integration, and the improvement of behavior change science and interventions. In her free time, Jessica enjoys playing video games, cooking, embroidery, and going to the gym.