Expertise

Self-regulation, Motivation, Stress, Health Behavior

Biography

Dr. Maggie Albright-Pierce earned her Master's degree in Health Psychology in 2017 from Central Connecticut State University and her Ph.D. in Social Psychology with an emphasis in Health Psychology from Rutgers University in 2025. Her mixed methods research explores the intersectionality of social and health psychology, centering on the self-regulatory strategies people use to handle stress or threat and promote health and wellness. Dr. Albright-Pierce is passionate about teaching. mentorship, and learning, being the recipient of multiple teaching awards, including the 2024 Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Award from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. 

Selected Publications

• August, K. J., Albright-Pierce, M. R. & Markey, C. H. (2022). Examining health experiences and body dissatisfaction in two unique samples of patients with type 2 diabetes. Journal of Health Psychology, 28(2), 1-14.
• Matlock, K., Albright-Pierce, M. R., Bermudez-Millan, A., Perez-Escamilla, R., & Wagner, J. (2024). Urban environmental threat moderates the relationship between depression and insulin resistance among Latinxs with type 2 diabetes. Stress & Health, 40(6), e3504.
• Nefs, G., Albright-Pierce, M. R., Kanc, K., Feinn, R., & Wagner, J. (2020). Diabetes self-management decrements mediate the relation of stressful life events and HbA1c: Differences by race/ethnicity in adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67, 282-285.

Courses Taught

• Social Psychology
• Foundations of Health Psychology
• Research Methods