Associate Professor

E-Mail: BWhisenhunt@MissouriState.edu

Phone: 417-836-5877

Office: Hill Hall 433

Education:

B.A., 1997, Psychology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; M.A., 2000, Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State university, Baton Rouge; Ph.D., 2002, Clinical Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Teaching:

Abnormal Psychology; Individual Intelligence Testing; Psychological Assessment; Psychopathology; Psychology of Eating (Intersession)

Research and Professional Interests:

Sociocultural influences in the development of eating disorders; Assessment of body image; Eating disorders in athletes

Current Research Projects:

Perception of healthiness/attractiveness of women with anorexia nervosa
Investigation of the current trend in ideal body size in the mass media
Review of the literature on the mass media’s impact on body image
Development and validation of a measure of body image in males

Other Interests:

Reading fiction; Hiking; Camping; Jogging

Postal Mail:

Psychology Department/Hill Hall
Missouri State University
901 South National Avenue
Springfield, Missouri USA 65897