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• B.A., 2000, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• M.A., 2002, Radford University
• Major advisor: Bessenoff
• Secondary advisor: Kenny
• Joined program, Fall 2004

• Body image
• Thin-ideal internalization
• Social comparison processes

Kerwin, G. S., & Bessenoff, G. R. (2007, January). The potential benefits of affirming the self for body image self-discrepant women . Poster to be presented at the annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Memphis , TN.

Kerwin, G. S., Bessenoff, G. R., & Aspelmeier, J. (2006, May). Thinspiration: Self-enhancement by high self-monitors after exposure to thin-ideal imagery . Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Kerwin, G. S., & Bessenoff. G. R. (2006, January). Assigning controllability: Attribution of personal responsibility and weight evaluation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.

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