Three Minute Thesis Competition - Sabrina Yurkofsky '15

Sabrina Yurkofsky '15 was first runner-up in the inaugural Hamilton College Three Minute Thesis competition. Sabrina Yurkofsky, a psychology and communication double major, gave a talk titled “Beyond Bechdel: Evaluating Gender Representations in Television and Their Effects on Viewers.” She reported on three studies she conducted that led her to the general conclusion that “Television perpetuates stereotypes by adhering to them.”