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Dr. Jane Austin

Office: Science Hall 238
Phone: (973)720-2472
E-mail: austinj@wpunj.edu

B.A. Plymouth State College
M.Ed. Harvard University
Ph.D. New York University

Dr Austin has conducted research in the areas of behavioral health and women's relationships. Her research interests include: maternal coping with pediatric cancer, treating PTSD in cancer patients, the efficacy of writing interventions and expressive helping, and women's sense of self in relationships as a function of attachment styles. She has developed manualized interventions, published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and has made presentations at national conferences.