Jan Wallander

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Professor
Director, Center of Excellence on Health Disparities
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Professor
Director, Center of Excellence on Health Disparities
School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
T: 209-756-5731
E: jwallander@ucmerced.edu

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Director of News and Social Media
T: 209-228-4408
M: 209-756-2368
Human Health
Childhood development
Behavioral psychology for children and adolescents
Special needs children
Disabilities

Health psychologist Jan Wallander is an expert on childhood development. Much of his research focuses on how behavioral interventions can improve health and quality of life in children and adolescents. Children with special needs are the core of his research, which includes those with physical and developmental disabilities.