Mary Jung

Dr. Mary E. Jung is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Health and Social Development in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Jung directs the Health and Exercise Psychology Laboratory. Her major research area is self-regulation of health behaviours, with a specialization in exercise, physical activity, and dietary behaviours, and the creation of community-based self-regulatory skills interventions for individuals at risk or living with Type 2 Diabetes. Other research interests include health program evaluation and mHealth technologies. Her primary research focus is in the development and testing of novel self-regulatory behaviour change strategies to promote health behaviours. Health program evaluation, and assessment of existing mHealth strategies to promote physical and mental health are also current research projects under the oversight of Jung.