Assistant Professor of Instruction, University of South Florida
Dr. Emily P. Courtney is an assistant professor and social psychologist at the University of South Florida. Her research program employs an existential perspective on contributors and impediments to health and well-being, with added considerations for individual, cultural, and gender-based differences. Primarily, Dr. Courtney uses terror management theory to investigate issues related to deadly disease, breast cancer, health communications, and value salience.