Office: Administration Building, Room 420-C
Make an appointment for Dr. Lin's office hours: http://lindalin.youcanbookme.com/ or email linli@emmanuel.edu.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology, Boston University School of Medicine
Internship in Clinical Psychology, Boston Consortium of Clinical Psychology
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.S. Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
B.A. Psychology, New York University
Dr. Linda Lin is trained as a clinical psychologist with a specialization in health behaviors. Dr. Lin earned her Master and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She completed her clinical psychology internship at the Boston Consortium of Clinical Psychology and was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Clinical Psychology at the Boston University School of Medicine. Prior to becoming a professor at Emmanuel College, she had taught courses at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst College, and Boston University School of Medicine. She has also worked as a psychotherapist in a number of clinical settings including Boston Medical Center, the Boston VA Medical Center, and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester. Dr. Lin joined the faculty of Emmanuel College in the fall of 2004.
Dr. Lin's primary area of research focuses on understanding the development of negative body image, eating disorders, and muscle dysmorphia. The goal her research is to better understand the causes of body dissatisfaction in both women and men so that effective treatments can be developed to prevent the development of body image-related disorders. More specifically, she has published research on how factors such as social media, friendships, and social norms are related to body dissatisfaction. Her secondary area of research focuses on understanding tobacco use and nicotine dependence. In particular, she conducts research on how factors such as public policy, smoking identity, and stigma against smokers are related to people's smoking attitudes and behavior.
What I Love About Emmanuel:
I feel really lucky to work at a place like Emmanuel College. Emmanuel is a small, tight knit community where people genuinely care about each other. Students are not anonymous here; they become a part of a dynamic community in the middle of Boston. I get to teach small classes where I get to know all my students and support them in their personal and professional development.
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INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS
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INVITED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Broadly speaking, I am trained as a clinical psychologist with a specialization in studying health behaviors. My research focuses on two areas: body image and tobacco use. The overarching goal of my primary research agenda is to better understand the causes of poor body image in men and women so that effective treatments can be developed to prevent body image-related disorders such as eating disorders and muscle dysmorphia. My research has focused on how factors such as social media, friendships, body talk, and social norms are related to body dissatisfaction. I am also interested in understanding the factors that lead people to use tobacco products in order to prevent nicotine addiction. In particular, I conduct research on how factors such as public policy, smoking identity, and stigma against smokers are related to smoking attitudes and behavior.
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