Connie Kalble

Loyola University Chicago 1209 West Arthur Avenue Apartment 519 Chicago, IL 60626 Phone: 773.791.4676 E-mail: ckalble@luc.edu

EDUCATION
2008 present Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL Major: Sociology Minors: Psychology, Spanish, Women & Gender Studies Cumulative GPA: 3.48/4.0 Sociology Honors Thesis: A Comparative Review of Disordered Eating in the United States and the United Kingdom. Supervisors: Marilyn Krogh, Ph.D. & Ashley Rolnik, M.A.

2012

ACADEMIC HONORS & AWARDS

2011 2008 present 2009 present Undergraduate Summer Research Mentorship Program ($1,000) Deans Scholarship, Loyola University Chicago ($8,500 per year) Loyola University Chicagos Dean List

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Position: Site: Dates: Supervisors: Experience: Lab Manager, Dr. Scott Leon Loyola University Chicago/Chicago, IL May 2011 present Scott Leon Ph.D. & Ashley Rolnik, M.A. Assisting with the weekly planning for lab meetings, project management and coordination, and supervision of four undergraduate students. Projects involve examining the effects of the medias glamorization of eating disorders on college women and investigating the relationship between sorority membership and eating and body pathologies. Responsibilities: Assisted in designing the study, created materials, wrote recruiting materials, recruited over 500 participants, programmed surveys on computer-based measures, trained lab members to efficiently use programming software; and ran statistical analyses.

Connie Kalble 2 Position: Site: Dates: Supervisors: Experience: Independent Research, Senior Honors Thesis Loyola University Chicago/Chicago, IL December 2011 present Marilyn Krogh, Ph.D. & Ashley Rolnik, M.A. Proposing and conducting an original research study entitled: A Comparative Review of Disordered Eating in the United States and the United Kingdom. Project involves examining the main contributors researchers have named as primary risk and resilience factors for disordered eating and body dissatisfaction among young women in the United States and the United Kingdom. Responsibilities: Designed study; collected materials; ran statistical analyses; and composed manuscript. Position: Site: Dates: Supervisor: Experience: Research Assistant, Dr. Scott Leon Loyola University Chicago/Chicago, IL May 2010 May 2011 Scott Leon, Ph.D. Assisted in a study that examined the effects of a thin body ideal in the media on body and eating pathology in college women, as well as examining different risk and resilience factors associated disordered eating behaviors. Responsibilities: Assisted in the management of a database containing over 180 college women; recruited participants for a multiple data collection time points; participated in weekly lab meetings to further the project; programmed surveys on computer-based measures; and participated in the development of a poster presentation of the research at a several regional conferences. A second focus of my work with Dr. Leon was the evaluation of outcomes of adolescents in nationwide in-patient care facilities in the child welfare system. Responsibilities: Assisted in the development and management of a database containing over 500 youth at several hospitals and participated in lab meetings to further the project.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Rolnik, A. M., Leon, S. C., Dunleavy, A., Kalble, C. D., & Potthoff, L. M., (2012). The Multifactorial Nature of Disordered Eating: A Risk & Resilience Paradigm for Eating Pathology in College Women (In progress). Kalble, C. D. (2012) A Comparative Review of Disordered Eating in the United States and the United Kingdom (In progress).

Connie Kalble 3 Rolnik, A. M., Burdette, K., & Kalble, C. D., Leon, S. C. (2012) The Glamorization of Eating Disorders in the Media: How are Women Affected? (In progress).

Rolnik, A. M., Dickson, D., Leon, S. C., Kalble, C. D., Joshi, R., & Potthoff, L. M. (2012, August) Womens Cognitive Reactions to the Media: The Detrimental Effect of ComparisonMaking. Poster accepted at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Rolnik, A. M., Leon, S. C., Kalble, C. D., & Holowicki, R. (2012, August) The Glamorization of Eating Disorders in the Media: How are Women Affected? Poster accepted at American Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. Kalble, C. D., Joshi, R., Holowicki, R., Rappaport, J., & Rolnik, A. M. (2012, April) The Glamorization of Eating Disorders in the Media: How are Women Affected? Poster accepted at Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL. Rolnik, A. M., Leon, S. C., Kalble, C. D, & Lorch, D. (2012, April) A Risk/Resilience Paradigm for Eating Pathology in College Women. Poster accepted at Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. Kalble, C. D., Joshi, R., Holowicki, R., Rappaport, J., & Rolnik, A. M. (2012, March) The Glamorization of Eating Disorders in the Media: How are Women Affected? Poster accepted at Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL. Potthoff, L. M., & Kalble, C. D. (2011, April) Exposure to Media & the Thin Ideal: How Do Women Respond? Poster presented at Loyola University Chicago Provost Fellowship Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL. Potthoff, L. M., & Kalble, C. D. (2011, April) Exposure to Media & the Thin Ideal: How Do Women Respond? Poster presented at Chicago Area Undergraduate Research Symposium, Chicago, IL. Potthoff, L. M., & Kalble, C. D. (2011, April) Feelings of Jealousy & the Thin Ideal. Poster presented at Loyola University Chicago Psychology Honors Research Symposium, Chicago, IL. Potthoff, L. M., & Kalble, C. D. (2011, May) Identity and disordered eating: The vulnerability of college women. Poster presented at Midwestern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

PRESENTATIONS

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RESEARCH GRANTS
2011 Undergraduate Summer Research Mentorship Program ($1,000 stipend, $500 research funds)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2012 2011-2012 American Psychological Association Student membership Midwestern Psychological Association Student membership

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & RELATED SKILLS

SPSS 19 OPINIO Experimetrix & Experiment Management System Citi Course Training for Institutional Review Board (Certificate of Completion)

SERVICE
Position: Site: Dates: Duties: GlobeMed Loyola University Chicago, Campaign Chair Loyola University Chicago/Chicago, IL September 2009 present Plan fundraisers on campus to generate funds; organize, staff and work weekly bagel sales; work closely with fellow members of the executive board to plan and execute a successful staple event; and form long-standing relationships with sponsors to secure donations.

REFERENCES
Scott Leon, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Loyola University Chicago 1032 W. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60626 773.508.8684 sleon@luc.edu Ashley Rolnik, M.A. Clinical Psychology Loyola University Chicago 1032 W. Sheridan Rd. Marilyn Krogh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Sociology Loyola University Chicago 1032 W. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL 60626 773.508.3471 mkrogh@luc.edu

Connie Kalble 5 Chicago, IL 60626 773.715.5080 arolnik@luc.edu