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Dr. Carolyn Becker, PhD - Developer and Author, Reflections
Associate Professor of Psychology, Trinity University
Dr. Carolyn Becker is the lead author and developer of the Reflections program. In partnership with Tri Delta, Carolyn has focused her teaching, research and clinical work on developing and implementing the Reflections program, as well as other scientifically supported eating disorder and body image prevention programs. With more than 14 years of experience in cognitive-behavioral treatment for eating disorders, Dr. Becker has also published numerous journal articles on the program and its results. Currently, Dr. Becker serves as an associate professor of psychology at Trinity University, where she was also the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award for Junior Faculty Teaching and Research.
Dr. Becker received her BA in psychology, sociology, and anthropology from Swarthmore College. She subsequently obtained her MS and PhD in clinical psychology at Rutgers University. Her pre-doctoral clinical internship was completed in behavioral medicine at Brown University. She also is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders and a member of the Eating Disorder Research Society.
Melissa Maldonado – Tri Delta Member at Texas A&M University & Reflections Program Coordinator
Melissa Maldonado is from Beaumont, Texas, and is a junior at Texas A&M University, studying to receive an Accounting degree with a minor in Spanish. As a freshman, she became a part of Delta Delta Delta, whereshe has served as one of the Reflections Program Coordinators. As a Coordinator, she does a monthly module with the chapter, leading members through activities or reflections during chapter meetings, and will be facilitating the program again in the fall of 2008 for her sisters. Melissa is passionate about giving back to her community, where she volunteers at the local soup kitchen each week. She is also a member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, and serves as the Community Service Chair for the American Business Women’s Association.
Christie Wright – Tri Delta Member at Texas A&M University & Reflections Program Coordinator
Christie Wright is a Tri Delta member at Texas A&M University. An accounting major in her junior year of college, Christie was an integral part of the Reflections program at her chapter. She served as Reflections Program Coordinator and organized the inaugural program at the chapter, leading discussion and program sessions for more than 150 fellow sorority sisters. Beyond her membership and leadership in Tri Delta, Christie is also an orientation counselor for incoming freshman and business students, has led new student conferences and is a member of the Greek honor society, Order of Omega. Christie is also the recipient of the Southerland Aggie Leader Scholarship Award, a scholarship honoring student involvement and leadership at Texas A&M.
Dr. Eric Stice, Ph.D – Lead Author, The Body Project
Dr. Eric Stice is currently a tenured research professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a senior scientist at the Oregon Research Institute. He is the lead author of The Body Project, an eating disorders prevention program that targets high school and college students, giving young women an opportunity to explore the costs of pursuing the thin-ideal espoused by the mass media. Participants are given a forum to consider the personal and societal costs of pursing this unrealistic ideal through role plays, written assignments, and "body activism" home-exercises. Based on more than 16 years of research, the program has been shown to reduce the risk of developing eating disorders by 61% among Body Project participants, with sustained results as long as three years after the completion of the program. In addition, it produces lasting improvements in body satisfaction, negative mood, functioning in school, peer, and family domains, and reduces the risk for onset of obesity. It is one of the first eating disorder prevention programs to have its positive results replicated by independent labs. To date, more than 1000 adolescent and young women have completed the Body Project. Tri Delta's Reflections program is closely aligned with the Body Project, and is an outgrowth of this successful program.
A leader in the field of cognitive dissonance based eating disorder prevention, Dr. Stice completed his undergraduate training at the University of Oregon, graduate training at Arizona State University and postdoctoral training at Stanford University. His current research focuses on the etiology and prevention of eating disorders, depression and adolescent problem behavior.
Dr. Michael Levine, Ph.D – Eating Disorders Prevention Expert
Author of Preventing Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges
Dr. Michael Levine is a professor of Psychology at Kenyon College and an eating disorders prevention research expert. Dr. Levine is the co-author of several eating disorder prevention books including the National Education Association’s Student Eating Disorders (1987), the National Eating Disorders Organization’s A 5-Day Lesson Plan on the Psychology of Eating Disorders: Grades 7-12 as well as Preventing Eating Disorders: A Handbook of Interventions and Special Challenges (1999) and the forthcoming book The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, and Practice. Levine's expertise in eating disorders embraces preventive education, as well as the effects of mass media. He has published many articles and chapters on these topics and presented numerous papers and talks at professional meetings and educational conferences. A fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders as well as a member of the American Psychological Association and of the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Council of the non-profit organization National Eating Disorders Association, Levine is an advocate for the Reflections program and its focus on scientifically supported eating disorders prevention education for college women.
Dr. Levine received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A., University of California at Santa Barbara and has received numerous awards for his research in the eating disorders prevention field including the Lori Irving Award for Excellence in Eating Disorders Prevention & Awareness from the National Eating Disorders Association.