astronomy

Lisa Bowleg

Lisa Bowleg is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Lisa Bowleg rather than just read about it. In short: Lisa Bowleg (née: Ingrid Alisa Bowleg) is an applied social psychologist known for conducting research on intersectionality in social and behavioral science and the relationship between social-contextual factors and stress, resilience, and HIV risk in Black communities. Bowleg works as a Professor of Psychology at George Washington University while working as both Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core…

Key takeaways

Lisa Bowleg belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of Lisa Bowleg from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Lisa Bowleg (née: Ingrid Alisa Bowleg) is an applied social psychologist known for conducting research on intersectionality in social and behavioral science and the relationship between social-contextual factors and stress, resilience, and HIV risk in Black communities. Bowleg works as a Professor of Psychology at George Washington University while working as both Director of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Core of the DC-Center for AIDS Research and Founding Director of the Intersectionality Training Institute at George Washington University. Bowleg has earned several awards and research grants in addition to conducting numerous original studies throughout her career. As of March 2021, Bowleg has authored over 60 articles, been cited by over 3000 documents (e.g., book chapters or academic articles), and has an H-index of 24. Bowleg has served on the editorial board of several journals including the American Journal of Public Health, Archives of Sexual Behavior, The Journal of Sex Research, and LGBT Health.

Early life and education Bowleg is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bowleg received her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Georgetown University in 1988. She then went on to receive both a masters in Public Policy with a Concentration in Women's Studies (1991) and a masters in Applied Social Psychology (1996) from George Washington University. In 1997, Bowleg received her PhD in Applied Social Psychology from George Washington University. Bowleg's dissertation research was focused on the role of self-esteem, sexual-esteem, and sexual self-efficacy on African-American college women's HIV/AIDS risk-taking behaviors.

Academic career Bowleg has been a member of the American Psychological Association since 1992. In 1998, Bowleg began her academic career at the University of Rhode Island where she conducted and supervised research on HIV/AIDS prevention, LGBTQ issues, women of color and body image, and the various social identities experienced by Black, LGBTQ, and transgender men and women. In 1999 she was the fourth ever recipient of the Louise Kidder Early Career Award. From 2004 to 2006 Bowleg was an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island. From 2006 to 2013, Bowleg worked as an associate professor in the Department of Community Health and Prevention at the Drexel University School of Public Health, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While at Drexel, Bowleg worked closely with University of Missouri Professor Michelle Teti to study how men maintain positive mental health by investigating shared protective factors in well-adjusted men. In 2009, Bowleg worked with Randy Sell, Seth Welles, and Augusta Villanueva to launch the Drexel University Program for LGBT Health. Since 2013, Bowleg has been a Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at George Washington University and is the founding director of the Intersectionality Training Institute at George Washington University and the Director of the D.C. CFAR Social and Behavioral Sciences Core. In 2013, Bowleg also served on the board for the Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS) at the Graduate Centre for the City University of New York (CUNY). Bowleg is currently an associate editor for the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and since September 2018 has been the editor of the Perspectives from the Social Sciences section of the AJPH. She is currently also a consulting editor for the Journal of Sex Research, and on the editorial board for both the Archives of Sexual Behavior, and LGBT Health.

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Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Lisa Bowleg

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Lisa Bowleg claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Lisa Bowleg before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Lisa Bowleg ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Lisa Bowleg

In research: Lisa Bowleg appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Lisa Bowleg in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Lisa Bowleg is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century American psychologists, African-American psychologists, American social psychologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Lisa Bowleg outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Lisa Bowleg in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Lisa Bowleg matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Lisa Bowleg?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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