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The article focuses on candid conversations with prominent health behavior scholars. The column focuses on the human or interpersonal side of research and addresses topics such as motivation for research and methodology. In this article conversations are held with Robert J. McDermott, assistant dean for health information and communication at the University of South Florida College in Tampa, Florida, and co-director of one of the Prevention Research Center funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.