In this study, we analyzed eighth-grade girls’ usage of hesitant language and how the use of this type of language may or may not be correlated with their scores on the Rosenberg self-esteem test. We also ran an ANOVA to determine if there was a significant difference in correlation across ethnicity.

We plan on expanding to include the 6th and 11th-grade data. There have been very few studies done on how hesitant language and self-esteem correlate and change through girls’ adolescence. We hope our study will help add to the important conversation around girls' self-esteem and what can be used as indicators of a change in that self-esteem over time.

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Link to article.

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Through the AJAS/AAAS 2021 Annual Meeting, I had the opportunity to present my qualitative and quantitative psychological research through a project entitled “Hesitant Language and Self Esteem in Adolescent Girls.” Following the presentation, I was also a participant at a roundtable discussion organized for participants and audience members. 

To refer to poster, click here. 

As a part of RCS' science magazine, Alchemy, I wrote an article for inaugural issue called "The Benefits and Pitfalls of Self-Care.”

The article went on to win a Scholastic National Silver Key Award for Critical Essay in 2020. 

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To read the article, click here.

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2021 Gold Key for the critical essay Screen Treatment: How Telepsychology Is Shaping My Generation’s Therapy Sessions.

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2021 Silver Key for the poem Song to Central Park.

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2021 Honorable Mention for journalism piece The Hidden Harms of Racism.

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2021 Silver Key for critical essay You Can’t Social Distance from Flood: How Covid is Shaping a Generation for Climate Activists.

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2020 National Silver Key Award for  critical essay  "The Benefits and Pitfalls of “Self-Care.” 

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2020 Gold Key for critical essay "The Benefits and Pitfalls of “Self-Care.”

• The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, 2020 Silver Key for flash fiction The words of a Piano.