Shelia R. Cotten (Associate Professor, Ph.D., North Carolina State University)  Dr. Cotten is Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham; she is also the Associate Director of the Center for Social Medicine and Sexually Transmitted Diseases and a Scientist with the Center for Aging at UAB.  She received her bachelor’s degree in sociology and psychology from Wake Forest University, and her masters and doctoral degrees in sociology from North Carolina State University.  After finishing her Ph.D., Dr. Cotten completed a post-doctoral fellowship in health services research through the Veterans Administration and Boston University School of Public Health.  Dr. Cotten’s research investigates the interrelationships among psychosocial resources and well-being.  She is also interested in the social impacts of information and communication technologies, particularly in relation to psychosocial resources and health.  Dr. Cotten’s research has been published in journals such as Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Family Issues, CyberPsychology & Behavior, and Family Relations among others.  Prior to joining the faculty at UAB, Dr. Cotten held a faculty position at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).