Her recent work has focused on women's "body talk" conversations, self-control styles in eating disorders, developmental trends in body objectification, and the impact of diet commercials on snack food consumption. She teaches courses on clinical and counseling psychology, psychological disorders, and community psychology.She has been teaching at Macalester since 1993.EDUCATION: B.A., Swarthmore College; M.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., University of Rochester.