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Ilyssa Salomon

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department: Psychology

Office and address: Psychology & Human Service Stu, Office 125D 2337 Campus Box Elon, NC 27244

Phone number: (336) 278-6437

Professional Expertise

developmental psychology, adolescence, social media use, body image, sexual harassment

Brief Biography

Dr. Salomon is a developmental psychologist who explores the impact of social media use on adolescent social and emotional development, how individual difference characteristics may exacerbate the impact of social media on development, and the gendered context in which adolescent development occurs. 

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Education

Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, University of Kentucky

M.S. in Developmental Psychology, University of Kentucky

B.A. in Psychology, University of Miami 

 

Courses Taught

PSY 1000: Introduction to Psychology

PSY 2100: Lifespan Development 

PSY 2720: The Influence of Media on Child and Adolescent Development 

PSY 3970: Non-Experimental Research Methods and Statistics 

WGS 1100: Sex and Gender

Publications

Salomon, I., Abruzzo, C.*, & Pensiero, S.* (2025). Weight loss content on TikTok and antifat attitudes. Journal of Gender Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2025.2552810 *authors contributed equally 

Salomon, I., & Brown, C.S. (2025) Same gender typicality, risky technology use, and disordered eating among adolescents. Social Development, 34(1).10.1111/sode.12783.

Farr, R. H., Salomon, I., Brown-Iannuzzi, J. L., & Brown, C. S. (2024). Children's implicit and explicit attitudes and stereotypes about same-gender parent families. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 95, 101715.

Golding, J. M., Lippert, A., Neuschatz, J. S., Salomon, I., & Burke, K. (2024). Generative AI and college students: Use and perceptions. Teaching of Psychology. 00986283241280350.

Salomon, I., Pals, A. M., Elsey, T., Golding, J. M., & Sheehan, E. A. (2022). Exploring How Undergraduate Psychology Majors Seek Information and Experiences for Career Preparation. Teaching of Psychology, 00986283211066308.

Salomon, I., & Brown, C. S. (2021). That selfie becomes you: examining taking and posting selfies as forms of self-objectification. Media Psychology, 24(6), 847-865.

Malik, S. E., Salomon, I., Elsey, T., Golding, J. M., & Sheehan, E. A. (2021). Taking an Independent Research Course in Psychology: Different Teaching Models Lead to Very Different Experiences. Teaching of Psychology, 0098628320959947.

Salomon, I., & Brown, C. S. (2021). Engage, Ignore, Stand Up: Exploring How (and Why) Early Adolescents Respond to Sexual Harassment. Journal of Adolescent Research, 0743558420933224.

Brown, C. S., & Salomon, I. (2019). Adolescents’ responses to gendered harassment and discrimination: Effective strategies within a school context. In Confronting Prejudice and Discrimination (pp. 159-177). Academic Press.

Salomon, I., & Brown, C. (2019). The selfie generation: Examining the relationship between social media use and early adolescent body image. The Journal of Early Adolescence., 39(4), 539-560.

Farr, R. H., Salomon, I., Brown-Iannuzzi, J. L., & Brown, C. S. (2019). Elementary school- age children's attitudes toward children in same-sex parent Families. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 1-24.