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
3rd 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
2nd 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
1st Year Graduate Student
aencalad@nd.edu
My research interests include body image and disordered eating behaviors, with a particular focus on men. Having observed how societal pressures and health ideals shape eating patterns, I aim to investigate the cultural and psychological mechanisms that contribute to men’s body dissatisfaction. Specifically, I am interested in how social media’s emphasis on appearance-based content perpetuates unrealistic body ideals and influences maladaptive eating and exercise behaviors.
Research Assistants
Elle Bohlman
Sheridan Caughey
Sophia Hohman
Madeline Keller
Dena Mistichelli
Richie Mistichelli
Molly Nocera
Jilly Petrillo
Elise Renouard
Kaeli Rinken
Holly Schneider
Jasmine Williams
Elise Wollemborg