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Dr. Tanya Boone is an
Assistant Professor of Psychology at California State
University, Bakersfield. She received her B.A. in Social Work
from University of Washington (1990); her MA in Human
Communication from University of Arizona (1996); and her Ph.D.
in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania
State University (2003). Boone currently teaches graduate and
undergraduate courses in developmental psychology and serves as
coordinator of the MA Program in Psychology. In her research,
Boone has focused on factors that predict adolescent sexual and
substance use behaviors. Specifically, her research has aimed to
understand the influence of parents and their communication
patterns on these adolescent behaviors. More current research is
focused on development of other adolescent issues such as
obesity and spiritual development.
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