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Biography
Research Interests and Innovations
Body and appearance-related issues, including body image, body modification, and eating behavior
The developmental periods of adolescence and emerging adulthood
Teaching Interests/Courses Taught
Psych 100: Introduction to Psychology
Psych 200: Elementary Statistics in Psychology
Psych 412: Adolescence
Psych 479/Wmn St 471: Psychology of Gender
Psych 296/496: Independent Studies
Psych 494: Senior Independent Study
HD FS 129: Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies
HD FS 239: Adolescent Development
HDFS 433: Developmental Transition to Adulthood
Selected awards, grants, patents, other honors
Scholar Award, Penn State Abington, 2018
Summer Faculty Fellowship, Penn State Abington, 2012
Outstanding Research Fellowship, Penn State Abington, 2011
Outstanding Teacher, Tenure Line, Penn State Abington, 2010
Abington College Nominee, Eisenhower/Atherton/Alumni Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2011
Psychological and Social Sciences (PSS) Rubin Grants, 2008, 2013
See Dr. Gillen interviewed on South New Jersey News about her research:
http://www.snjtoday.com/clip/14177475/camden-womens-month-series
Publications
Breastfeeding, body image, and weight control behavior among postpartum women, Body Image - April, 2021
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author; Diane Rosenbaum, Co-Author; Jamie Dunaev, Co-Author
Body Image, Weight Management Behavior, and Women’s Interest in Cosmetic Surgery, Psychology, Health, & Medicine - 2020
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Feeling let down: An investigation of breastfeeding expectations, appreciation of body functionality, self-compassion, and depression, Appetite - 2020
Collaborators: Diane Rosenbaum, Author; Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Predictors of disordered weight loss behaviors among same-sex and opposite-sex romantic partners, Eating Behaviors - 2020
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey; Kristin August; Jamie Dunaev
Emerging Adulthood - June, 2020
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Secondary Author
Disconnection from Nature and Interest in Mass Media, Applied Environmental Education & Communication - 2019
Collaborators: Lynn McCutcheon; Mara Aruguete; Michael Bernstein
Reclaiming the joy of eating and striving for positive body image - March, 2019
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey; Elizabeth Daniels
Body positive: What we wish we knew back then - 2018
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey; Elizabeth Daniels
How your body image influences your sex life - 2018
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey
Becoming positive: Our growing understanding of positive body image - 2018
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey, Primary Author; Elizabeth Daniels
Body image - 2018
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Primary Author
A review of research linking body image and sexual well-being, Body Image - 2018
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey
Schadenfreude and sport celebrity worship - 2018
Collaborators: Michael Bernstein, Co-Author; Jeanne Edman; Terence Leary; Lynn McCutcheon, Student Author; William Jenkins
Associations between body appreciation and comfort communicating about sex: A brief report - 2017
Collaborators: Virginia Winter; Andrea Kennedy
Beauty and the burn: Tanning and other appearance-altering behaviors and attitudes, Psychology, Health, & Medicine - 2017
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Body appreciation, anxiety, and depression among a racially diverse sample of women, Journal of Health Psychology - 2017
Collaborators: Virginia Winter; Laura Cahill; Aubrey Jones; Michaella Ward
Body appreciation, interest in cosmetic enhancements, and need for uniqueness among U.S. college students, Body Image - 2017
Collaborator: Jamie Dunaev, Co-Author
Does "body talk" improve body satisfaction among same-sex couples?, Body Image - 2017
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey; Patrick Markey; Kristin August; Christopher Nave
Body image and mental health - 2016
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Dieting - 2016
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Additional Psychometric Data for the Mate Value Scale, Journal of Relationships Research - 2016
Collaborators: Brian Collisson; Michael Murtagh; Blaine Browne; Lynn McCutcheon, Author
Intimate relationships and attitudes toward celebrities, Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships. - 2016
Collaborators: Lynn McCutcheon, Author; Blaine Browne; Brian Collisson; Michael Murtagh
Body image and identity: A call for new research - 2015
Collaborator: Elizabeth Daniels, Author
Associations between positive body image and indicators of men’s and women’s mental and physical health - 2015
Development and Validation of the Muscle Pictorial Measure - 2015
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Does tanness mean goodness? Perceptions of tan skin in hiring decisions - 2015
Collaborator: Michael Bernstein, Co-Author
Sex rules: Emerging adults’ perceptions of gender’s impact on sexuality - 2015
Collaborators: Megan Maas, Primary Author; Cindy Shearer, Co-Author; Eva Lefkowitz, Co-Author
The role of religiousness and spirituality in the sexual lives of heterosexual emerging adults - 2014
Collaborators: Tara Stoppa, Author; Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez, Co-Author
Body image and HIV risk among college students - 2014
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
How gendered attitudes relate to women’s and men’s sexual behaviors and beliefs - 2014
Collaborators: Eva Lefkowitz, Author; Cindy Shearer, Co-Author; Graciela Espinosa-Hernandez, Co-Author
The tan bias: Perceptions of tan and non-tan faces - 2014
Collaborators: Rochelle Grant, Primary Author; Michael Bernstein, Co-Author
Does this profile picture make me look fat? Facebook and body image in college students - September, 2013
Collaborators: Christina Rutledge, Author; Katherine Gillmor, Co-Author
How clothes make the woman immoral: Impressions given off by sexualized dress - July, 2013
Collaborator: Elizabeth Montemurro, Author
An examination of multiple aspects of body image in racially/ethnically diverse emerging adults - March, 2013
Wrinkles and sagging flesh: Exploring transformations in women’s sexual body image - January, 2013
Collaborator: Elizabeth Montemurro, Author
The role of body image and depression in tanning behaviors and attitudes - July, 2012
Collaborator: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
Understanding men’s body image in the context of their romantic relationships - May, 2012
Collaborators: Laura Goins, Author; Charlotte Markey, Co-Author
An examination of dieting behaviors among adults: Links with depression - April, 2012
Collaborators: Charlotte Markey, Co-Author; Patrick Markey, Co-Author
Gender and racial/ethnic differences in body image development among college students - January, 2012
Collaborator: Eva Lefkowitz, Co-Author
Body size perceptions in racially/ethnically diverse men and women: Implications for body image and self-esteem - December, 2011
Collaborator: Eva Lefkowitz, Co-Author
The “freshman 15”: Trends and predictors in a sample of multiethnic men and women - December, 2011
Collaborator: Eva Lefkowitz, Co-Author
Education
Ph D, Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University
MS, Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University
BS, Human Development, Cornell University