Mindy J. Erchull, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Mary Washington, will receive the 2010 Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Diego, Calif., on August 14.
The award, sponsored by the Society for the Psychology of Women, recognizes a young faculty member who employs innovative methods to address issues of diversity in teaching the psychology of women.
Erchull, a member of the UMW faculty since 2005, earned a doctorate and a master’s degree in social psychology from Arizona State University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Connecticut College. Her research focuses on such issues as feminist identity, objectification theory, the sexualization of women and women’s health.
Erchull is co-chair of the Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants Committee for the Society for the Psychology of Women. She has been a reviewer for the Association for Women in Psychology and the Society for Menstrual Cycle Research conference submissions. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, Association for Psychological Science, Association for Women in Psychology, Society for Menstrual Cycle Research, Society for Personality and Social Psychology and Virginia Psychological Association.