About
Dr. Bediako is a community and social/health psychologist with an interdisciplinary program of research that seeks to enhance our understanding of the psychosocial and biological complexities of genetic blood disorders.
Research interests
Sickle cell disease; Stigma; Cultural identity and health; Community health promotion
Teaching interests
Health psychology; Social psychology; Race and science
Education
- Other — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2013)
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Ph D, Social/Health Psychology
— Stony Brook University (2002) Interpersonal expectations and psychosocial adjustment to chronic illness: Reducing discrepancies among persons with rheumatoid arthritis
- MA, Psychology — Stony Brook University (2000)
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MS, Community Psychology
— Florida A&M University (1997) African self-consciousness and health-promoting behavior among college students
- BS, Psychology — University of Central Arkansas (1994)
Presentations
- Sickle Cell Disease and the Science of Race 2020
Grants and Contracts
- Supplement for Undergraduate Research Experiences 2017
- Smart Vaso-occlusive Monitoring Interface System for Real-time Individualized Sickle Cell Disease Health
Courses Taught
- Hist & Systems Of Psyc
- First Year Seminar (SS)