Ph.D. in Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin, 1976

Studies psychosocial factors in health behavior and health and well-being in adulthood and aging.

Li, X., Holahan, C. K., Loukas, A., Holahan, C. J., Pasch, K. & Marti, C. N. (2023). Alternative tobacco use and cigarette smoking transitions among young adults. Substance Use and Misuse. doi:.

Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K., Lim, S., Powers, D. A. & North, R. J. (2022). Living with a smoker and physical inactivity across eight years in high-risk medical patients. Behavioral Medicine, 48, 284-293. doi:.

Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K. & Moos, R. H. (2022). Binge drinking and alcohol problems among moderate average-level drinkers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63, 324-330. doi:.

Holahan, C. K. (2021). Achievement Across the Life Span: Perspectives from the Terman Study of the Gifted. Gifted Child Quarterly, 65, 185-195. doi:.

Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K., Lim, S. & Powers, D. A. (2021). Living with a smoker and multiple health risk behaviors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, 287-297. doi:.

Zhang, W., Radhakrishnan, K., Becker, H., Acton, G. & Holahan, C. (2020). Self-Regulation Strategies as Predictors: Managing Multimorbidities Among Community-Dwelling People Aging with Arthritis. Western Journal of Nursing Research, Jan 16. doi:.

Berkley, A. S., Carter, P. A., Yoder, L. H., Acton, G. & Holahan, C. K. (2020). The effects of insomnia on older adults’ quality of life and daily functioning: A mixed methods study. Geriatric Nursing, 41, 832-838. doi:.

Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K., Zhen, L. & Powers, D. A. (2020). Living with a smoker and general and central adiposity in middle-aged and older women. American Journal of Health Promotion, 33, 925-927.

Walsh, D. W., Green, B. C., Holahan, C. K., Cance, J. D. & Lee, D. (2019). Healthy aging? An evaluation of sport participation as a resource for older adults in retirement. Journal of Leisure Research, 50, 56-80. doi:.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Chen, Y. T. & Li, X. (2019). Leisure-time physical activity and affective experience in middle-aged and older women. Journal of Women and Aging. doi:.

Holahan, C. J., Holahan, C. K., Lim, S. & Powers, D. A. (2019). Living with a smoker, health risk behaviors, and adiposity: An analysis with middle-aged and older women. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 850-858. doi:.

Chen, Y. T., Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J. & Li, X. (2018). Leisure-time physical activity, subjective age, and self-rated memory in middle-aged and older adults. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 87, 377-391.

Holahan, C. J., Brennan, P. L., Schutte, K. K., Holahan, C. K., Hixon, J. G. & Moos, R. H. (2018). Drinking level vs. drinking pattern and cigarette smoking among older adults. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 42, 795-802.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Li, X. & Chen, Y. T. (2017). Association of health-related behaviors, attitudes, and appraisals to leisure-time physical activity in middle-aged and older women. Women & Health, 57, 121-136.

Holahan, C. J., Brennan, P. L., Schutte, K. K., Holahan, C. K., Hixon, J. G. & Moos, R. H. (2017). Late-life drinking problems: The predictive roles of drinking level vs. drinking pattern. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 78, 435-441.

Vassilliere, C. T., Holahan, C. J. & Holahan, C. K. (2016). Race, perceived discrimination, and emotion-focused coping. Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 524-530.

Li, X., Holahan, C. K. & Holahan, C. J. (2015). Sociodemographic and psychological characteristics of very light smoking among women in emerging adulthood, National Survey of Drug Use and Health. Preventing Chronic Disease, 12, 140547.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J. & Li, X. (2015). Living with a smoker and physical inactivity: An unexplored health behavior pathway. American Journal of Health Promotion, 30, 19-21.

Holahan, C. J., Schutte, K. K., Brennan, P. L., Holahan, C. K. & Moos, R. H. (2015). Drinking level, drinking pattern, and 20-year total mortaltiy among late-life moderate drinkers. Journal of Studies of Alcohol and Drugs, 67, 552-558.

Holahan, C. J., Schutte, K. K., Brennan, P. L., Holahan, C. K. & Moos, R. H. (2014). Episodic heavy drinking and 20-year total mortality among late-life moderate drinkers. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 1432-1438.

Holahan, C. K.., Holahan, C. J.., North, R. J.., Hayes, R. B.., Powers, D. A.. & Ockene, J. K.. (2013). Smoking status, physical health-related quality of life, and mortality in middle-aged and older women. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15, 662-669.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Li, X. & Jung, S. (2013). Social influences on smoking in American workers: The role of the presence of smokers in the workplace and in the home. American Journal of Health Promotion, 28, 105-107..

Holahan, C. J., Schutte, K. K., Brennan, P. P. L., North, R. J., Holahan, C. K., Moos, B. S. & Moos, R. H. (2012). Wine consumption and 20-year mortality among late-life moderate drinkers. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 73, 80-88.

Holahan, C. J., North, R. J., Holahan, C. K., Hayes, R. B., Powers, D. A. & Ockene, J. K. (2012). Social influences on smoking in middle-aged and older women. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 26, 519-526.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Velasquez, K. E., Jung, S., North, R. J. & Pahl, S. A. (2011). Purposiveness and leisure-time physical activity in women in early midlife. Women & Health, 51, 661-675.

Holahan, C. K. & Velasquez, K. S. (2011). Perceived strategies and activities for successful later aging. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 72, 343-359.

Holahan, C. K., Holahan, C. J., Powers, D. A., Hayes, R. B., Marti, C. N. & Ockene, J. K. (2011). Depressive symptoms and smoking in middle-aged and older women. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 13, 722-731.

Holahan, C. K., Sears, R. R. & Cronbach, L. J. (1995). The gifted group in later maturity. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.

Dean's Fellow - The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education (2016)

Dean's Fellow - The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education (2005)

Fellow - Gerontological Society of America, Social and Behavioral Sciences (2001)

Fellow - American Psychological Association, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) (2000)

Dean's Fellow - The University of Texas at Austin, College of Education (2000)

Award for Excellence in Research - Mensa Education and Research Foundation (2000)

Award for Excellence in Research - Mensa Education and Research Foundation (1996)

Fellow - Association for Psychological Science (1990)

Fellow - American Psychological Association, Division 35 (Psychology of Women) (1986)

Life-Span Development and Health Laboratory
The Life-Span Development and Health Laboratory studies health and well-being across the life span, with emphasis on psychosocial predictors of health behavior, successful aging, and women’s health. Our work has included secondary analyses of several large national datasets, including the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study, the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States, and the Terman Study of the Gifted.