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Surviving Academia
...sometimes I feel like I don't really want to do this anymore
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Created on 2004-02-07 19:37:34 (#2144418), last updated 2009-11-22
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Basic Info| Name: | Amaterasu |
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| Location: | New York, New York, United States |
| Website: | Blurb on my Columbia page |
BioMy name is Melissa; I'm 23. I graduated from Spelman College in 2008 with a degree in psychology, and I'm currently at Columbia University, earning my Ph.D in sociomedical sciences, which is essentially a joint degree in social psychology and public health.
I have a lot of different research interests:
-racial and sexual identity, stereotyping and prejudice thereof, and the influence of these factors upon health behaviors, particularly sexual behavior and substance use
-effects of mass media, especially new media, upon adolescent and young adult sexual decision-making and risk-taking, including substance use. This includes using new media as health interventions and education tools for adolescents and young adults
-emerging adulthood in the military
Presently I'm not really sure what I'd like to do when I finish my PhD. I think I'd really love to be a psychology professor at a liberal arts college for undergraduates or a university that focuses on undergraduate education (like Princeton or Brown). I also would like to be a health sciences administrator/program director for a national funding agency or a health researcher for the CDC or another government or military agency.
When I'm not doing work stuff I like to play video games, surf the net and chat in online communities, and visit my boyfriend on his USAF base. I also used to write fanfiction when I had the time, and I like to travel, even though I don't really have the money to do so.
I have a lot of different research interests:
-racial and sexual identity, stereotyping and prejudice thereof, and the influence of these factors upon health behaviors, particularly sexual behavior and substance use
-effects of mass media, especially new media, upon adolescent and young adult sexual decision-making and risk-taking, including substance use. This includes using new media as health interventions and education tools for adolescents and young adults
-emerging adulthood in the military
Presently I'm not really sure what I'd like to do when I finish my PhD. I think I'd really love to be a psychology professor at a liberal arts college for undergraduates or a university that focuses on undergraduate education (like Princeton or Brown). I also would like to be a health sciences administrator/program director for a national funding agency or a health researcher for the CDC or another government or military agency.
When I'm not doing work stuff I like to play video games, surf the net and chat in online communities, and visit my boyfriend on his USAF base. I also used to write fanfiction when I had the time, and I like to travel, even though I don't really have the money to do so.
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Schools:
Southwest Dekalb High School - Decatur, GA (2000 - 2004)Spelman College - Atlanta, GA (2004 - 2008)
Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - New York, NY (2008 - present)
Columbia University, School of Public Health - New York, NY (2008 - present)
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