2009 Fellows
For 13 years, the Center has awarded Matina S. Horner, Ph.D. Summer Research Fellowships, giving undergraduate and graduate students the time, resources, and mentorship required to carry out meaningful research in the field.
The focus of these student research projects has ranged from prevention, to cross-cultural perspectives, to personality variables and biological factors. Many fellows continue their independent research projects after their fellowships have ended, often resulting in theses and publishable papers. Here is how our 2009 fellows are spending their summers at the Harris Center.
Margo Genderson
Lauren Kronenfeld
Jason Lavender
Zack Lipsman
Margo Genderson
Margo is a 4th year graduate student in clinical psychology at Boston University. For her fellowship project, she is reviewing the literature on eating disorders and their associated psychiatric conditions (such as depression and anxiety disorders), focusing on shared genetic and environmental influences. This project will contribute to our understanding of the causes of eating disorders and provide clues to improved treatment strategies.
Lauren Kronenfeld
Lauren attends the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is a senior Nutrition major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health. For her fellowship project, she is studying measures of body image assessment across racial and ethnic groups through a literature review. She hopes this project will develop our understanding of existing differences and help inform eating disorder prevention and intervention strategies.
Jason Lavender
Jason is a 5th year graduate student in clinical psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY. For his fellowship project, he is examining how patterns of binge eating and purging progress over time in women with anorexia and bulimia. His hope is that this project will advance our understanding of the course and outcome of eating disorders.
Zack Lipsman
Zack is a 2nd year post-baccalaureate student in premedical studies at Harvard University Extension School. Patients with anorexia nervosa exhibit changes in hormones involved in stress and appetite regulation. Zack's fellowship, in conjunction with the MGH Neuroendocrine Unit, is exploring whether these abnormalities are associated with specific genes. He hopes this study will enhance our understanding of anorexia nervosa and ultimately contribute to the development of effective treatments.
This page was last updated on July 28, 2009.
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