Erica Van Overloop, a doctoral student working in the lab, successfully proposed her dissertation last week. Erica’s dissertation will explore the connection of peer victimization to mental health and well-being among college students. Trauma symptoms are a primary area of focus. She plans to examine experiences of peer victimization during college as well as those which occurred prior to college. She’ll also examine perceived social support as a moderator of these relationships. She will use some newer measures of peer victimization, so testing their factor structure will be an important part of her analyses.

Congratulations to Erica on a successful dissertation proposal!

Tags: victimization, trauma