Research
Dr. Clair’s research interests fall broadly within health-related quality of life.
She is interested in the interplay between health, development, mindset, and social
factors. Her work addresses topics such as pediatric quality of life during concussion
recovery, understanding of concussion risks and symptoms, impact of social isolation
on stress and health, impact of mindset on learning, and coping in the face of stressors
and trauma.
Dr. Clair enjoys mentoring and encouraging the growth of students in research, as
well as collaborating with researchers on a wide variety of topics.
Publications
Clair, R., Gordon, G., Kroon, M., & Reilly, C. (2021). The effects of social isolation
on life satisfaction and quality of life during COVID-19, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 8:28 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-02100710-3
Clair, R., Goodman, A., McCloskey, G., & Levin Allen, S. (2019). Pediatric Life After
Concussion Evaluation Scale (PLACES): Utility of a survey of quality of life during
recovery from concussion. International Journal of Psychological and Brain Sciences, 4(6), 56-64.
Clair, R., Levin Allen, S., Goodman, A., & McCloskey, G (2019). Gender differences
in quality of life during recovery concussion. Applied Neuropsychology: Child, DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2018.155610
Select Presentations
Holland, C and Clair, R (2023). Improving student mindset in college courses. Poster
Session Presented at Society for Teaching of Psychology conference, Portland, OR.
Holland, C and Clair, R (2023). An Intervention to Improve Student Mindset in College
Courses. Poster Session Presented at Lily International Strategies to Advance Student
Learning conference, Ashville, NC.
Clair and Mathur – Clair (2023) Applying the CURE Model to multidisciplinary neuroscience
courses. Presentation at ConnectUR conference, June 2023.
Clair, R., Reed, A., Kelly, L. & Prisker, J. (2019, July). Regaining Memory After
a Second Hit and Other Misconceptions About Concussion in College Athletes and Non-Athletes.
Poster Session presented at American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference,
Indianapolis, IN. Clair, R. (2019, March).