Active Minds

Theresa Esquerra is an LL.M. candidate at The George Washington University Law School.  Previously she received degrees from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and Harvard.  She is researching the mental illness disclosure requirements on Moral Character and Fitness applications for state bar admissions. 

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William Frese studies communications at Howard Community College.  For his Emerging Scholars project he is organizing and running an Ultimate Frisbee Tournament at his school; William hopes to educate his peers about the relationship between physical activity and mental health and disseminate information on mental health organizations, programs and resources to his entire campus community.  Read more

Mallory Gill is a senior at the University of Maryland, College Park.  Diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 13, Mallory is committed to helping others understand the effects of the illness. Mallory is researching conceptions of bipolar disorder and creating a webpage which communicates that mental illness does not make a person unequal; it simply makes them different.   Read more

Katharine Penzo is a senior psychology major and gender studies minor at Bryn Mawr College.  Katharine's Scattergood project, "Cognitive Models of Mental Illness Stigma and Obesity Bias," is a computer-based exploration of implicit stigma.  Check out her project blog at penzo.weebly.com.             Read More

Laura Faith is a Neuroscience and Psychology double major at Ursinus College.  For her Emerging Scholars research Laura is investigating the relationship between students' knowledge of the neurological basis of mental illness and their attitudes towards mental illness.       Read more