Student Achievements
May Chao '06, MA '07 is featured in
Reuters Health in an article titled "Weight worries rise in boys,
especially minorities." Chao conducted the research for her study at
Wesleyan. Using national survey data collected between 1995 and 2005, a team
of researchers, led by Chao, found that white high school girls were more
likely than their African-American peers to diet, exercise vigorously, use
diet pills or purge in an attempt to lose weight. In contrast, the study
found, black and Hispanic boys were more likely to take weight-control
measures than white boys were. Story in
The Wesleyan Connection. Prof. Ruth Striegel-Moore was her mentor.
May Chao '06, MA '07 finds that male adolescents are
at increased risk of developing eating disorder symptoms. Story in
The
Wesleyan Connection. Prof. Ruth Striegel-Moore was her mentor.
David Gallo '95 was named one of the "Rising
Stars" of today's young psychological scientists who have made great
advancements in science, in the October 2007 issue of the
Association for
Psychological Science. Prof. John Seamon was his mentor.
Max Wu '08 worked with Steve Stemler, assistant
professor of psychology and Cynthia Matthew, research associate in
psychology, on a project titled "The Concept of Responsibility Within
Organizational Structures," as part of the new Quantitative Analysis Center
(QAC)-sponsored
apprenticeship program.
Elise Herrig '10 worked on a project entitled
"Decision Making in Discrete Number and Continuous Amount Judgments" with
Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, as part of the new
Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC)-sponsored
apprenticeship program.
Ariel Ballinger '07 presented her thesis research
project at the 2007 Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, held in Boston, MA from March 29th to April 1st. Ballinger's
poster presentation, coauthored with Professor Hilary Barth, was entitled
"Counting, Estimation, and Approximate Nonverbal Arithmetic in Young
Children."
Brittany Speisman '07 has won the first place award for her
research paper in the college division of the 2007 BrainDance Competition
sponsored by the Institute of Living in Hartford. Her paper examines the
association between post traumatic stress disorder and chronic physical
conditions in a nationally representative sample of adults. Along with a
$500 prize, Brittany has been invited to present her work at the awards
ceremony on April 25.