Welcome to the ENGAGE Lab page!
Dr. Carpenter directs the ENGAGE lab at the ASU College of Health Solutions.
WHAT WE DO
We focus on Engagement, Regulation, Adaptive Intervention Designs, and Emotions.
Our science focuses on Engagement through the lens of health psychology and health decision making, with an ongoing focus of how to promote health behavior change. We seek to understand how emotions and regulatory behaviors guide engagement, as well as how we can promote engagement in health behavior change through the development of optimized and personalized interventions, including just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs). We utilize a variety of approaches, from building digital and mobile health (mHealth) interventions to community engaged research to traditional experiments. Health behaviors of interest include substance use, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviors, weight loss, and stress regulation.
Dr. Carpenter is currently recruiting for Research Assistants and a PhD student to start in 2024. Please reach out if you’re interested!
Lab Personnel
Estrella Contreras
Estrella Contreras is the Lab Manager for the ENGAGE Lab. She is a first-generation undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology and Neuroscience, who is interested in pursuing a PhD in Clinical Translational Sciences. Her research interests focus on understanding the underpinnings of marginalized conditions, such as Functional Neurological Disorder, and finding ways to improve the quality and accessibility of treatment and interventions. Aside from the ENGAGE Lab, Estrella is also a Research Assistant with the Arizona Twin Project, the COVID Latino Project and the Emotion, Culture and Psychophysiology lab, and a Case Supervision Intern for the Maricopa County Department of Public Health through ASU’s Student Outbreak Response Team.
Hiba Alany
Hiba Alany is a Research Assistant with the ENGAGE Lab. She recently graduated from the ASU West campus with her bachelor's degree in psychology in December 2022. Currently, Hiba is pursuing a master's degree in psychology at the West campus, with a strong desire to eventually pursue a clinical Ph.D. Her passion lies in understanding and helping individuals overcome psychological challenges. Additionally, she take great joy in teaching others about the exciting world of psychology. Outside of academia, Hiba is an avid reader with a particular love for fantasy literature.
Salma Desiderio Ramirez
Salma Desiderio Ramirez is a Research Assistant with the ENGAGE Lab. She is currently an undergraduate student majoring in Public Health and minoring in Biology, on the Pre-Med track. Her future aspirations include working in underserved communities to reduce health disparities and to hopefully empower others in health education in some way. In her free time, Salma enjoys trying new coffee places and hiking!