Meet Dr. Meghan GangelDr. Meghan Gangel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western Carolina University, teaching Adolescent and Adult Development, Research Methods and Data Analysis, and Introduction to Psychology. Previously she has taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Forest University and has nearly 10 years of teaching experience. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Hamilton College in Psychology, a master’s degree in Experimental Psychology from Villanova University, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Her research interests involve the development of adolescent and emerging adult cardiometabolic health and focus on the effects of parents, peers, and stigma. And when she’s not teaching, she is parenting three young wild children.
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Dr. Courtney Rogers, Psychology Department Western Carolina University
Dr. Rogers is interested in examining sociocultural influences on body image and eating behaviors; promotion of protective factors against eating disorders (e.g., mindfulness, self-compassion); treatment accessibility; perinatal health equity. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines college student's perspectives of weight loss medications and correlates with well-being.
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for more Information: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Courtney-Rogers-8
Dr. Rogers is interested in examining sociocultural influences on body image and eating behaviors; promotion of protective factors against eating disorders (e.g., mindfulness, self-compassion); treatment accessibility; perinatal health equity. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines college student's perspectives of weight loss medications and correlates with well-being.
Contact Information: [email protected]
for more Information: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Courtney-Rogers-8
Dr. Mindy Weathers, Communication Department Western Carolina University
Dr. Weathers scholarly research focuses on health communication, climate change communication, and new communication technologies. The various strands of her research program are concerned with a range of topics addressing issues related to messages within relational, institutional, societal, and health contexts. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines digital dating behaviors in college students, which is funded by WCU's Provost Scholarship Development grant.
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Dr. Weathers scholarly research focuses on health communication, climate change communication, and new communication technologies. The various strands of her research program are concerned with a range of topics addressing issues related to messages within relational, institutional, societal, and health contexts. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines digital dating behaviors in college students, which is funded by WCU's Provost Scholarship Development grant.
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Dr. Alleyne Broomell, Psychology Department Western Carolina University
Dr. Broomell studies how children control their words and actions and the development of the prefrontal cortex. She uses EEG and behavioral tasks to measure executive function and social cognition in both typically and atypically developing children. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines executive functioning and peer conflict tasks and EEG in middle schoolers at the Catamount School.
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Dr. Broomell studies how children control their words and actions and the development of the prefrontal cortex. She uses EEG and behavioral tasks to measure executive function and social cognition in both typically and atypically developing children. Her current project with Dr. Gangel examines executive functioning and peer conflict tasks and EEG in middle schoolers at the Catamount School.
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