Current students
(L to R) Front: Ginger, Tiffany, Amber. Back: Mark, Steve, Michael.
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Virginia (Ginger) B. Wickline, M.A. - 7th year (Steve Nowicki)
Amber D. Lazarus, M.A. - 5th year (Marshall Duke)
Mark Gapen - 3rd year (Marshall Duke)
Michael Rothman, M.A. - 3rd year (Steve Nowicki)
Amy Ransom - 1st year (Steve Nowicki)
Jennifer Andrews-McClymont - 1st year (Marshall Duke)
Ginger Wickline, M.A. - vwickli@emory.edu, vbw1@psu.edu
Born and raised in Butler, PA, Ginger attended Anderson University for her B.A. She is currently completing her clinical internship at Penn State University. Ginger's research interests primarly involve ethnic and cultural differences in nonverbal communication and ethnic minority mental health. For her master's thesis, Ginger investigated whether Asian international students' receptive nonverbal abilities were related to cultural adjustment (social, emotional, and academic). Her qualifying exam involved a meta-analysic review of the self-esteem/academic achievement relationship, focusing upon differences in the relationship for Black and White Americans. For her dissertation, Ginger determined by structural equation modeling that Asian and European international students' nonverbal communication skills, acculturation beliefs and behaviors, and acculturative stress are predictive of cultural adjustment (social, psychological). She eventually would like to secure an academic position with an emphasis on teaching while continuing part-time in research and in clinical practice. When not at work, Ginger enjoys spending time with her husband, Adam, playing Euchre, and traveling.
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Amber D. Lazarus - adlazar@emory.edu
Amber is originally from New Jersey and attended Rider University in Lawrenceville, where she majored in psychology and minored in social work. Her research interests include child and family communication patterns and adjustment strategies. Her master's research examined relationships among indicators of child and family resilience and adjustment following the September 11th, 2001 tragedy. Her long term goals include clinical practice and an adjunct teaching position. Her hobbies include playing the piano, going to the movies, and origami.
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Mark originally hails from Madison, WI, where he received undergraduate degrees in psychology and theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mark's research interests lie in interpersonal processes at the interface of theatre and psychology. In particular, Mark is interested in looking at what theatrical techniques have to offer the study of interpersonal processes. Mark is hoping that his research interests will ultimately lead to an academic position after he graduates from Emory. Outside of school, Mark's highest aspiration is to get back on the stage and do some acting at local theatres.
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Michael Rothman, M.A. - mrothma@emory.edu
Michael attended Emory University for his B.A., and he received his M.A. from California State University, Long Beach in 2003. His current research interests include how social anxiety and nonverbal processing abilities relate to the formation of new relationships. An additional interest of his is in marital relationships and marital therapy. He is ultimately interested in attaining a position that would allow the combination of teaching, research, and clinical duties in a college or university setting. Some of his additional interests include exercise, movies, three very special Tonkinese cats, and collecting and restoring antique jukeboxes.
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Amy Ransom - amy.ransom@emory.edu
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Jennifer Andrews-McClymont - jgandre@learnlink.emory.edu
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