Media contact: Brianna Hoge, bhoge@uab.edu
Aaron Fobian, Ph.D.
Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
Areas of expertise:
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Mental health
Fobian is an assistant professor, and her research assesses behavioral health interventions for pediatric health issues such as functional neurological disorders, obesity and sleep. Her research interests include treatment development for functional neurological disorder and behavioral factors associated with sleep and obesity, such as the effects of media use on sleep and the effects of sleep on obesity.
Media apperances:
- Social media linked to rise in mental health disorders in teens, survey finds, NBC News
- The number of people reporting mental health issues jumped dramatically during pandemic, ABC 3340