Patrice A. Oppliger (born 26 August 1963), is the assistant professor of communication at

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. Oppliger has written extensively about the impact of

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on student's high school years, and has been consulted by the media on the subject. Interviewed by

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about cyberbullying, Oppliger discussed the film ''"

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and Fe ...

"'', which is based on the book ''"

Queen Bees and Wannabes ''Queen Bees and Wannabes'' is a 2002 book for parents by Rosalind Wiseman. It focuses on the ways in which girls in high schools form cliques, and on patterns of aggressive teenage girl behavior and how to deal with them. The book was, in large ...

"'' by

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. Oppliger accused the film of "glamorizing bad behavior", she went on to say that, "The book is a helpful guide to relationships between girls; the movie, on the other hand, showed the positive side of being a mean girl." WFXT Fox25 News also interviewed Oppliger about Rockport High School's decision to ban female students from wearing yoga pants. She said that the school ought to have judged the students on a "case-by-case" basis instead.

Education

Patrice Oppliger gained her degree from the

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, her master's from the

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, and her doctorate

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Profile page: Patrice Oppliger
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