Office Manager, CAISS

Office Location: Shepard Hall, 279
Phone:(212) 650-5157
Fax:(212) 650-5381
e-mail: mtramel@ccny.cuny.edu

MARY HIMMELSTEIN, was named Office Manager of CAISS in September, 2006, with responsibility for organization of conferences, website maintenance, travel, accounting, and development of ongoing research projects. The recipient of an honors grant for research, she has completed six research projects, including one that culminated in a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in August, 2006. Her research interests extend to the field of psychology in the areas of gender differences, substance abuse, trauma and the ethics of online research. In these efforts she is aided by a strong background in mathematical software packages, particularly statistics.

Mary Himmelstein received a B.A. from LaSalle University, and is currently enrolled in the M.A. in Experimental Psychology program at St. John’s University. She plans to pursue her doctorate upon completion of the program.

Education

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Art History
La Salle University, Philadelphia PA

Grants

Independent Research Grant, Fall 2005
Awarded by Dr. James Butler to defray the cost of the project Eating Behaviors in Female College Students

Research

note maiden name: Tramel
Collins, L. H., & Tramel, M. (2006, March). Does socialization contribute to sex differences in patterns of psychopathology? Poster presentation at the Grimes Lecture at La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA.

Tramel, M. (2006, April). Eating behaviors in the female college population. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Research Poster Day at La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA.

Collins, L. H., & Tramel, M. (2006, August). Does socialization contribute to sex differences in patterns of psychopathology? Poster presentation at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in New Orleans, LA

Eating Behaviors in Female College Students(Fall 2005-Spring 2006)-Examined eating disorders as they relate to depression, anxiety, and self-esteem.

Influence of Music on Memory (Spring 2005)- Experimental psychology project. Tested the effects of music on memory of a grid of numbers and letters.

Development of the PACES (2004-2005) Examined mood changes related to exercise and body image issues in college students. Specifically, tested a newly developed scale –the PACES – to determine the validity of the scale as well as its ability to predict eating disorder and body dissatisfaction among college men and women.

Contemporary Parenting Practices (Spring 2004-Spring 2006) Broke down several disorders of childhood into sets of behaviors to determine whether subjects encourage or discourage their children for these disorders, in such a way as to create the existing patterns of pathology.

Presentations

Tramel, M.; Field, E.; Collins, L. (2006, August). Online research: Advantages, disadvantages, and ethical issues. Invited Address given at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in New Orleans, LA.