Our lab works to increase the presence of women psychologists and neuroscientists on Wikipedia. Students identify women who meet Wikipedia’s “notability” standards and then create articles or improve existing articles.
We have added the following women to Wikipedia:
Some of our entries have appeared on Wikipedia’s front page in the “Did You Know?” section.
Did you know…
… that Joanne Berger-Sweeney is the first African-American and first woman to serve as president of Trinity College in Connecticut? [Wikipedia]
… that Cynthia García Coll from Puerto Rico has researched the psychological resilience of children born to teen mothers and of immigrant children? [Wikipedia]
… that researcher Heejung Kim found that the influence of the oxytocin receptor gene OXTR on social behavior depends on cultural context? [Wikipedia]
… that researcher Leslie Leve has found that parents’ depression is associated with an increased likelihood of behavioral problems in their children? [Wikipedia]
… that Catriona Ida Macleod has received a Social Change Award from Rhodes University for her work in promoting African-based psychology? [Wikipedia]
… that Paula R. Pietromonaco found that attachment styles affect how people think and behave during conflict? [Wikipedia]
… that Karen Saywitz developed “non-leading” techniques for interviewing child witness and victims? [Wikipedia]
… that developmental researcher Marion Underwood found that a group of ninth-grade students sent an average of 1,321 text messages a month? [Wikipedia]
… that Elena Urrutia helped launch the Mexican feminist magazine Fem? [Wikipedia]