Senior Project Manager & Research Assistant

sdf5013@psu.edu

Sarah Ackerman is currently a research assistant at Penn State in the Prevention Research Center. She received her B.A. in sociology in 2009 and her M.S. in human resources and employment relations in 2011, both from Penn State. She is interested in studying alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences in college populations as well. Additionally, Sarah is interested in skin cancer prevention programs in high-risk populations.

Selected Publications:

Mallett, K. A., Ackerman, S., Turrisi, R., & Robinson, J. (2015). Rates of sunburn among dermatology patients. JAMA Dermatology, 151(2), 231-232. PMCID: PMC4860264 [PubMed]

Cleveland, M. J., Mallett, K. A., White, H. R., Turrisi, R., & Favero, S. (2013). Patterns of alcohol use and related consequences among non-college-attending emerging adults. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 74, 84-93. PMCID: PMC3517266 [PubMed]

Research Technologist

dlp20@psu.edu

Diana Poorman started her career at Penn State in 2004 in the College of Health and Human Development Research Office. This experience provided background knowledge for managing grants and subcontracts. In our lab Diana is responsible for completing reports, paying invoices, doing projections for future year spending, providing support for subject payments, ERS reporting, and organizing travel for our research team. She is excited to be part of such a wonderful research group.