Time to BeReal!: The Effects of BeReal Usage and Gender on Self-Esteem



Emily Chow

Email: emilychow2025@u.northwestern.edu

Faculty Advisor: Benjamin Gorvine

BIO

Emily Chow is a fourth-year from Lake Forest, IL, majoring in Psychology and minoring in French on the pre-med track. She is a research assistant at the Personality Across Development Lab and is passionate about how behavioral traits affect personality development that influence leadership and career aspirations in adolescents. In addition, she is also President of the Undergraduate Premedical Society, Vice President of Community Relations of Delta Delta Delta, Content Director of Spoon University, a member of PhiDE, and a two-time Peer Adviser. Outside of that, she can be found exploring the city, attending concerts, and trying new foods! In the future, she hopes to attend medical school and become a pediatrician.