Hunter Baldwin, Dr. Hatzenbuehler's thesis advisee, receives the Psychology Department's Gordon Allport Prize

Hunter Baldwin received a Gordon Allport Prize for his thesis, completed under Dr. Mark Hatzenbuehler's supervision. The Gordon Allport Prize is awarded each year for honors theses offering research of exceptionally high quality in those scholarly areas to which the late Gordon W. Allport was himself dedicated - personality psychology, the study of prejudice, social psychology, rumor, and social ethics. 

Building off objectification and dehumanization theories, Hunter's research employed a mixed-method three study design to examine the impact of dating app usage and stigma on the body images/psychological outcomes of gay and bisexual men. Across three studies, the present research sought to determine whether dating apps that cater toward men who have sex with men contribute to adverse outcomes (such as depression and disordered eating) via heightened self-objectification, a process whereby individuals come to internalize an outsider’s view of their body.

Congratulations on this great achievement, Hunter!