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Catherine Forestell
Professor of Psychological Sciences & Vice Dean for Natural & Health Sciences, Mathematics and Interdisciplinary Studies
Office:
Ewell Hall
Phone:
757 221 3892
Email:
[[caforestell]]
Website:
{{https://cforestell.wixsite.com/forestell, Eating Behavior & Development Lab}}
CV:
{{http://www.wm.edu/as/psych-sciences/documents/cvs/forestell-cv.docx.pdf,pdf}}
Educational Background
PhD in Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2002
MSc in Experimental Psychology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1997
BSc in Psychobiology with honors, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada, 1995
Research Interests
My research interests intersect the areas of learning and memory, developmental psychology, and sensation and perception, with a specific focus on the mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of food preferences and eating habits from infancy to adulthood. This work involves 1) investigating how early experiences with flavors affects children’s liking of foods 2) investigating the role that restrained eating plays in young adults’ eating habits, and 3) investigating psychological determinants of dietary habits such as vegetarianism.
Courses Taught at W&M
- The Interplay of Nature & Nurture, PSYC 100
- Developmental Psychology, PSYC 310
- Health Psychology, PSYC 356
- Infancy, PSYC 453
- Graduate Research Methods, PSYC 632