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About theAuthors iv
Jess Feist wasProfessor ofPsychology atMcNeese State Uni-
versity inLake Charles, Louisiana from 1964 until hisdeath 
in2015. Besides coauthoring Theories of Personality, hecoau -
thored withLinda Brannon, Health Psychology: An Introduction 
to Behavior and Health. Heearned hisundergraduate degree 
from St.Mary ofthePlains andgraduate degrees from Wich -
itaState University andtheUniversity ofKansas. Hisresearch 
interest wasinearly childhood recollections.Tomi-Ann Roberts earned herBAfrom Smith College andher
PhDfrom Stanford University. SheisaProfessor ofPsychology 
atColorado College. Herresearch interests include thesexual 
objectification ofgirlsandwomen, self-objectification, andthe
consequences ofthese forphysical, emotional, andcognitive 
well-being. Thefirstpaper shecoauthored onthistopic, Objecti -
fication Theory, isthemost cited article inoverthe40-year his-
toryofthejournal Psychology of Women Quarterly .Inaddition 
toherscholarly publications, sheserved onseveral American 
Psychological Association taskforces, including Sexualization 
ofGirls andEducating through Feminist Research. Sheserved 
aspresident oftheSociety forMenstrual Cycle Research from 
2017–2019. Sheleverages psychological science asanexpert 
witness andconsultant incases involving objectification asa
form ofsexism andgender discrimination.
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