Laura E. Sockol, Ph.D.

Davidson College Laboratory for Risk and Treatment Studies (LabRATS)

Does perfectionism predict disordered eating?

Written by Isabella Pallotto ’19 Though perfectionism is often valued in the workplace or the sports field, perfectionism is associated with high rates of mental disorders. Perfectionists strive to meet impossibly high standards and measure their self-worth based on achieving these standards. Unsurprisingly, these characteristics of perfectionism are associated with high rates of eating disorders […]

How Does Faculty Rank Affect Workload?

Written by Emily Redler ’20 As mentioned in a previous post, academia is a strange profession in that career advancement is often based on how a professor distributes their time amongst their job activities. Of the three main components to a faculty member’s job (service, research, and teaching – see the previous post for a […]

How do eating disorders change over a collegiate sport season?

Written by Isabella Pallotto ’19 Do eating disorders disappear when college athletes are in-season? It is well established that eating disorders are present in collegiate student-athletes but not how (or if) eating disorder symptoms change throughout the collegiate sport season. The collegiate sport season is defined as the amount of time (typically demarcated by a […]

Faculty Workload and Gender

Written by Emily Redler ’20 Academia is an unusual employer; career advancement (in the form of tenure) is not directly related to amount of time spent on different activities, but on how “valuable” an activity is considered. Not all activities are considered equally “valuable” or prestigious. There are many aspects to a faculty member’s job […]

Skimpy uniforms may elevate risk for eating disorders in college cheerleaders

Written by Isabella Pallotto ’19 College cheerleaders are an understudied population in regards to eating disorder research. They are a particularly at-risk group for eating disorders because they are not NCAA athletes and are governed instead by private bodies like Varsity Brands, Inc. and the American Association of Cheerleading Coaches & Administrators. This means that […]

Summer Research

Written by Will Thurston Class of 2019 I have spent the past nine weeks on campus in the MAPLab and it has been a great summer research experience. I’ve had the opportunity to continue developing skills I had learned over my past year in the lab and take on new responsibilities. My primary task has […]

Summer in the MAP Lab: A Typical Monday in the MAP Lab

-Written by Katie Little ‘18 Working in the MAP Lab during the summer is completely different than it is during the academic year. During the academic year, research assistants must prioritize their schoolwork. The MAP Lab hosts weekly lab meetings to discuss tasks for the next week, but progress slows as students have limited time […]

The Difference in Men with Eating Disorders

-Written by Erica Robinson, NC A&T SU ‘19 Most of the research on eating disorders is center around females. This focus is likely due to the fact that eating disorders are more common in females than in males. To bridge the gap in our understanding of men with eating disorders researchers sought to investigate the […]

Mental Disorders and School Dropout

Written by Will Thurston Class of 2019             Mental disorders can affect many facets of an individual’s life, including their education outcomes. In recent years, high schools and colleges have worked to implement support for students’ mental health. These can be challenging times socially and intellectually, and in some cases students may be at risk […]

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