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Author (2019). Title. Paper/poster/session presented at 7th Annual International Weight Stigma Conference, 27-28 June, London, Ontario, Canada. DOI: 10.31076/2019.xxx
Prize winners:
Best poster presentation: Alice Shen, Western University, Canada; Kelley Borton & Samantha Hahn, University of Michigan, USA.
Sponsors:
Thank you to all of the sponsors of the 2019 Weight Stigma Conference. The event wouldn’t have been possible without them, so please give them your support. You can see all our previous sponsors here.
| Brochure | CONFERENCE BROCHURE & ABSTRACTS |
| Keynotes | |
| Slides | Dr Jennifer Gaudiani Founder & Medical Director, The Gaudiani Clinic Weight-Inclusive Medical Care in those with Eating Disorders and Beyond: The Only Way Forward |
| N/A | Dr Amy Farrell Professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Dickinson College Searching for the Roots of Fat Stigma: Race, Gender, and the Degenerate Woman |
| N/A | Dr Jill Andrew Member of Provincial Parliament, Toronto-St Paul’s, Ontario Let’s End Size and Appearance-Based Discrimination |
| Symposium: Weight Stigma and Eating Disorders | |
| The effect of anti-fat messages on symptom severity and treatment outcomes in eating disorder patients entering higher levels of care Janell Mensinger, Drexel University; Shelbi Cox, Jennifer Henretty, Center for Discovery |
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| Slides | Consulting the oracle: Using the Delphi method to develop expert consensus on how to address weight stigma in public health research and practice Katelyn Ferreira, Laura Hart, Suman Ambwani, Erin Gibson, S. Bryn Austin, STRIPED, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health |
| Slides | A weight stigma psychotherapy group at an eating disorder partial hospitalization program Lisa May Brownstone, Maggie Jasper, Eating Disorder Care of Denver |
| N/A | Toward a holistic framework of eating- and weight-related behaviour: Implications for public health intervention and weight stigma Amanda Raffoul, Sharon Kirkpatrick, University of Waterloo |
| Symposium: Fat in the Classroom | |
| Slides | Raising awareness of weight stigma and fat activism in university students Laurie Cooper Stoll, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| Slides | Applying the attribution-value model of prejudice in fat pedagogy Paula Brochu, Nova Southeastern University |
| Slides | Developing weight stigma resistance: Fat studies and emerging fat activism identity in a weight-diverse sample Angela Meadows, University of Exeter, Laurie Cooper Stoll, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, Paula Brochu, Nova Southeastern University |
| Guiding doctoral students in exploring their own weight stigma using evaluation, exploration, and contradictory information Wendy Dragon, Julie Williams, Wright State University |
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| Symposium: Embodied fatness and the lived experience | |
| Slides | Re(visioning) fat fem(me)ninities: Queer femmes experiences of fat gender Allison Taylor, York University |
| Slides | Weight-related stigma and low income rural women of higher weights from the midwestern United States Katherine Hughes, Central Michigan University, Andrea Bombak, Declan Watson, University of New Brunswick, Samuel Ankomah, Central Michigan University |
| Infinifatshion, infinifat identity and the impact of anti-fat bias in the fashion industry Calla Evans, Ryerson University |
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| Body relationship and the fat female experience Katie McCrindle, McMaster University |
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| (Re)framing fatness: Using arts-based research to disrupt depictions of fat bodies Lauren Munro, Wilfrid Laurier University |
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| Symposium: Weight stigma: The Canadian context | |
| Slides & Paper | Ethical issues in biomedical weight stigma reduction efforts Kat Huybregts, Carleton University |
| Update on Weight Discrimination Human Rights Law #SizeismSUCKS Lindsey Mazur, University of Manitoba |
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| Slides | Overhauling our approach to weight in public health Amy MacDonald, Huron County Health Unit, Clinton, Ontario |
| Conceptualizing the intergenerational nature of weight-based stigma: A theory-based analysis of ParticipACTION and Canada Fitness Katie Cook, Wilfrid Laurier University |
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| Roundtable | |
| (un)modified bodies: A roundtable discussion on the intersections between fat and trans studies Lauren Munro, Wilfrid Laurier University; Tobias Wiggins, York University; Jake Pyne, University of Guelph |
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| WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS | |
| Moving the dial on anti-fat stigmatization: A workshop to collectively identify influences for future multi-level interventions Patricia Thille, Lindsey Mazur, University of Manitoba |
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| Internalized weight stigma – Mitigating how it impacts access to effective care Julie Sweeney, private practice, Quinte, Ontario |
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| Get your word heard. How to successfully work with the media Rebecca Scritchfield, Body Kindness, Carrie Dennett, Nutrition by Carrie |
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| Shifting the focus: Changing (internalized) weight stigma by reframing fat tissue Mäks Roßmöller, somatic therapist, Berlin |
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| Slides | Facing failure: Owning mistakes in weight stigma, eating disorders, and body image research Andrea LaMarre, Propel Centre for Population Health Impact |
| Slides | Weight stigma: A misdirection tool for social policy makers Nancy Ellis Ordway, private practice, Jefferson City, Missouri |
| Bodies on Screen: Merging Fat Activism with Feminist Documentary Film-making Layla Cameron, Simon Fraser University |
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| POSTERS | |
| Weight stigma from primary care providers towards fat individuals with eating disorders: A review of the literature Erin Chatten, Misty M Mann, Midwestern University |
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| Poster | Helpful or harmful? A qualitative analysis of perceptions of body positivity on social media among young adults Kelley Borton, Samantha Hahn, Kelsey L Rose, Mikayla R Barry, Kendrin R Sonneville, University of Michigan |
| Poster | Adolescent “obesity” and academic achievement: A cross-sectional analysis of the COMPASS study Maram Livermore, Karen A Patte, Brock University; Scott T Leatherdale, University of Waterloo |
| Poster | Using compassion to target internalized weight bias: A pilot study for women diagnosed with mood disorders Eva Pila, Western University; Valerie Taylor, University of Calgary; Sean Wharton, Wharton Medical Clinic, Burlington |
| Poster | Negative attitudes towards obesity in nutrition students: Examining associations with eating pathology and the student social network K Jean Forney, Ohio University; Teresa Schwendler, Marie Ward, Miami University |
| Transitioning to university: Effects on weight stigma Sharon DeJoy, Whitney Katirai, West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
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| Exiting stigma: Weight stigma and counseling clients following bariatric weight-loss Crystal Hahn, University of Texas at San Antonio |
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| Poster | Weight bias internalization and embodiment among physically active women Christy Greenleaf, Lori Klos, Natalie Ramsey, Gretchen Paulson, Alexandra Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee |
| Poster | Exploring the methodological quality and psychometric properties of self-reported weight-stigma measures: A systematic literature review Stephanie Papadopoulos, Leah Brennan, Xochitl De La Piedad Garcia, Australian Catholic University |
| Poster | Internalized appearance beliefs and dysfunctional eating and exercise in university students: The moderating role of self-concept clarity Alice Shen, Maggie Head, Rachel Calogero, Western University |
| Poster | Self-compassion as a buffer against body checking: A multiple mediation model Katarina Huellemann, Rachel Calogero, Western University |
| Poster | A survey of approaches to reducing weight stigma amongst healthcare professionals Rina Huo, University of Toronto; Camilla Zienkiewicz, University of Waterloo; Salima Sharif, Sara Martel, Chelsea D’Silva, Ian Zenlea, Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga |
| Poster | Gender performance of higher-weight individuals: A literature review Kiki Fornero, Dena Hassouneh, Oregon Health and Science University |
| Weight stigma in perinatal dietetic care: Perspectives of fat women and dietitians Lindsey Mazur, University of Manitoba |
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| N/A | (In)Visible: An experimental investigation of eating disorder detection as a function of marginalized group status in female targets Maggie L Head, Rachel Calogero, Western University |
| Poster | Weight stigma and women’s romantic relationships: Do body mass and weight bias internalization predict the quality of women’s romantic relationships? Ruth H Cohn, David H Peterzell, John F Kennedy University |