Current Projects

Experience with Multiple Forms of Discrimination and Weight-Related Health

This project examines the effects of different forms of discrimination (sexuality, race, gender, weight) on cardiometabolic health, exercise, eating, coping, and substance use using a national sample of US adults

Weight in healthcare  

This is a set of studies that draw on patients experiences with weight stigma in healthcare in individuals across the weight and gender identity spectrums.  A second study examines weight-related doctor-patient communication and adherence to follow-up care among patients visiting a local hospital for a chronic disease medical appointment. A third study examines weight stigma and stigma reduction among medical students.

Body Positivity, Health at Every Size, Fat Acceptance, and Experiences with Weight Stigma

This project examines body-related beliefs and identification with various social movements around weight.  

Lay Beliefs about Weight and The Perpetuation of Weight Stigma

This project examines how our own attitudes about our body weight and our understanding of our own weight and dieting experiences influence how we think about the weight of others and in turn how these contribute to the perpetuation of weight stigma. 

Intersectional Determinants of Weight Related Beliefs

This project examines how body size perception, weight stigma, and beliefs about weight vary as a function of intersecting social identities.  Do we stereotype people with high weight differently as a function of their race and gender?  How is the experience of stigma different for an average weight straight White woman, relative to a high weight Queer Black woman, relative to a Bisexual thin Latina woman?

Current Projects

Masculinity and injury reporting among athletes as a function of gender 

This project examines how often student and professional athletes accumulate injuries and play through potential injuries as a function of masculinity and contingencies of self-worth related to gender

Stress, Masculinity, Body image and weight stigma in men 

This mixed-methods multi-study project combines qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative data (descriptive survey, experimental manipulation) to examine the experience and physiological effects of weight stigma  in men