Lab Team
Dawn Gondoli, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator
dgondoli@nd.edu
My research focuses on social, emotional, and cognitive development during adolescence. My overarching interest is in predictors and outcomes of parenting during adolescence, with related interests in maternal well-being. My work includes basic and applied approaches, and I employ cross-sectional, longitudinal, and experimental designs. I study both typically- and atypically-developing adolescents and their parents. Specific topics of interest include mother-adolescent relations, parenting, body image and eating disorders, and ADHD.
Emma Sullivan
4th Year Graduate Student
esulli24@nd.edu
My research interests include the social and developmental processes related to body image development and their effects on eating pathology throughout the lifespan. I am also interested in the development of weight stigma and its effects on the physical and mental health of individuals and groups, as well as how it is reinforced through family and peer interpersonal relationships. I also have interests in social media use and its effects on the socio-emotional development of children and adolescents.
Hannah Chung
3rd Year Graduate Student
hchung5@nd.edu
My research interests include examining how parent-child relationships influence adolescent development, disordered eating habits, and body dissatisfaction. I am also interested in the role that social media plays in shaping body image development. Additionally, I hope to explore these topics further by developing family-based interventions aimed at improving adolescent well-being and promoting safer social media use.
Avery Encalade
2nd Year Graduate Student
aencalad@nd.edu
My research examines body image and eating behaviors, with a specific focus on men. Observing how societal pressures and health ideals shape body image, I investigate the cultural and psychological mechanisms underlying men's body dissatisfaction. In particular, I explore how digital contexts like the manosphere perpetuate masculinity norms, reinforce unrealistic body ideals, and drive maladaptive eating and exercise behaviors.
Annabelle Lu
1st Year Graduate Student
alu4@nd.edu
My research interests include body image and disordered eating, particularly how algorithmically driven, appearance-focused content on short-form video platforms shapes body dissatisfaction, appearance comparison, and disordered eating in adolescents and young adults. I am also interested in using ecological momentary assessment to capture how this content relates to momentary fluctuations in body image and disordered eating urges in daily life. Additionally, I hope to identify risk and protective factors that inform accessible prevention efforts.
Research Assistants
Avery Cooper
Akosua Yeboah
Jake Slovensky
Katie Mallaber
Lucy Funkhouser
Molly Nocera
Nate Tobeck
Sheridan Caughey
Vania Oliveira
Rayhana Bouhara
Jasmine Williams
Addison Knoblauch
Dena Mistichelli
Akosua Yeboah