Cheri Modzelewski has been a graduate student at the University of Georgia since 2006.   She received her B. A. from Furman University in 2003. In May of 2008, she completed her M.A. from the University of Georgia with a thesis entitled "Culture of Thinness or Protective Effect: How Does African American Body Size Perception Affect Dating Activity?" Her interests include deviance, interpersonal relationships, gender, and poverty.

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