Psychology

Professor & Institution	Expertise	Background Facts	Contact
Jaine Strauss, Professor and Chair, Psychology, Macalester College	Strauss, a clinical psychologist, is an expert on gender and mental health. Her research focuses on body image, eating disorders, mood and conceptions of self. Her study on the effect watching diet TV commercials has on dieters was published nationally.	Strauss is interested in feminist approaches to clinical psychology. She teaches courses on personality, behavior disorders, community psychology, clinical and counseling psychology and gender and mental health. She received the Minnesota Psychological Association Walter D.Mink Award for outstanding teaching in undergraduate psychology in 1999 and Macalester's Excellence in Teaching Award in 2001.	Barbara K. Laskin, Media Relations Manager Macalester College, 651-696-6451, laskin@macalester.edu