McNair Scholar 2021 Emma Estrella
Emma Estrella is a senior at the University of Minnesota, majoring in psychology and minoring in neuroscience and Chinese. Her research interests include coping with chronic pain and illness and the relationship between chronic pain and stress and adversity. Emma plans on earning a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.
My dream is to assist people who are struggling with comorbid chronic pain and mental health difficulties. I want to earn a Ph.D. to make a difference through clinical practice while also having the option to conduct research or teach in the future.
Research project
A Scoping Review of Gender-Based Public Harassment in the United States
Abstract:
Sexual harassment research has focused on non-public locations, which has left gender-based public harassment understudied despite its pervasiveness. We are conducting a scoping review to synthesize the empirical literature on gender-based harassment in public places in the US (e.g., streets, stores, transportation). Our focus is on the definition, measurement, prevalence, and outcomes of this phenomenon. The PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (Tricco et al., 2018) informed our study. Ten databases were searched to identify literature, yielding 7,367 titles and abstracts, of which 345 full-text documents were reviewed for eligibility. Sixty-five documents referenced gender-based public harassment, were empirical, and were conducted in the US, meeting inclusion criteria. Citation tracking of the 65 documents yielded an additional 3,234 titles and abstracts, of which 362 met criteria for a full-text review and 50 met inclusion criteria. Title and abstract screening is in progress for 986 new documents. Eligible documents will be coded for relevant information using a data charting form.
Faculty mentor
Dr. Patricia A. Frazier is the Director of Graduate Studies of the Department of Psychology, a Distinguished McKnight University Professor, a Distinguished University Teaching Professor, and the director of the Stress and Trauma Lab at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Frazier earned her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota in a joint program in Social Psychology and Counseling Psychology. Her research focuses on the effects of stress and trauma, including their negative effects (e.g., depression, anxiety) as well as resilience following adversity. Dr. Frazier has published more than 100 articles in multiple peer-reviewed journals and has presented her work at national and international conferences. She has been a McNair faculty mentor for two students.
Kayla Huber is a fourth-year doctoral student working under the direction of Dr. Frazier. Kayla earned their bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from Lake Forest College in 2016. Kayla was awarded the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2019 and is currently researching gender-based harassment that occurs in public spaces.