Awards
Who’s Who in America®
More than two dozen physicians, faculty members, and researchers at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine are included in the 2006 edition of Who’s Who in America®.
Pendergast district boasts ‘School Counselor of the Year’
Cheryl Dellasega, who wrote “Girl Wars” about relational aggression, began the Club Ophelia program. Relational aggression, Dellasega says, … Glendale Star, Glendale, AZ
How-To Book of the Week
“Forced to be Family: A Guide for Living with Sinister Sisters, Drama Mamas, and Infuriating In-Laws” By Krisitin Taveira, Newsday.com, November 19, 2007
ASJA Presents 2006 Writing Awards
JUNE ROTH MEMORIAL/MEDICAL JOURNALISM
Honorable Mention: The Starving Family by Cheryl Dellasega.
American Society of Journalists and Authors, 2006
In Conversation, Friends or foes? Redefining female bonds
Cheryl Dellasega, professor of humanities and women’s studies, discusses female competition from adolescence to adulthood in this multimedia feature.
QuickTime movies: Relational Aggression: A new name for an old problem, The power of media messages, Race and class: Do they matter?, Queen bees and afraid-to-bees: Inside the hierarchy of girls, Mean girls grown up, The power of positive mentors.
The Online Magazine of Scholarship and Creativity, January 16, 2005
Covering what’s Hot, New, and Noteworthy in the World of Books
Best Books 2005 Awards: Finalist: The Starving Family: Caregiving
Mothers and Fathers Share Their Eating Disorder Wisdom by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., Champion Press, ISBN: 1932783148
USA Book News, 2005
Academia Meets Artisitic Ability
Cheryl Dellasega Receives Penn State Faculty Outreach Award and applies the arts and healing to individuals, organizations, and communities. By Melissa W. Kaye, Outreach Communications, 2004
What Is Relational Aggression?
The definitions vary from source to source, but my answer is pretty standard: “It’s the use of behaviors, rather than fists, to deeply hurt another.” Read more