Background
Rossi, Joseph Stephen was born on February 22, 1951 in Providence. Son of Joseph B. and Nicolina M. (Calise) Rossi.
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Joseph Stephen Rossi, American, Jamaican Research psychologist. Achievements include research on new ways to help prevent disease through behavior change in the areas of smoking cessation, sun exposure and sunscreen use, weight control, diet, alcohol and cocaine use, radon gas exposure, Human Immunodeficiency Virus risk reduction, exercise adoption, diabetes, vector-borne infectious disease.
Education
Bachelor, Rhode Island College, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Rhode Island, 1984.
Career
Instructor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1978-1981; instructor, Rhode Island College, Providence, 1978-1982; postdoctoral fellow, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1984-1985; assistant professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1985-1990; associate professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1990-1995; professor, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, since 1995. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1989, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 1991, American Cancer Society, since 1993, American Heart Association, since 1993, American Academy Dermatology, since 1995, National Institute Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, since 1995, United States Public Health Service Indian Health Svc., since 1995. Lecturer various science conferences.
Achievements
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Achievements include research on new ways to help prevent disease through behavior change in the areas of smoking cessation, sun exposure and sunscreen use, weight control, diet, alcohol and cocaine use, radon gas exposure, Human Immunodeficiency Virus risk reduction, exercise adoption, diabetes, vector-borne infectious disease.
Membership
Member APA, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Society, Psychometric Society, Society BehavioralMedicine, Society Multivariate Experimental Psychology.
Connections
Married Susan R. Finkle, June 13, 1981.
Awards
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Recipient Faculty Merit awards U. Rhode Island, 1987-1989. Science research grantee Sigma Xi, 1980-1981, National Cancer Institute, since 1985, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1990-1992, National Institute Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, since 1994.Recipient Faculty Merit awards U. Rhode Island, 1987-1989. Science research grantee Sigma Xi, 1980-1981, National Cancer Institute, since 1985, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1990-1992, National Institute Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, since 1994.