Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment
Constructs, Protective Factors, and Interventions
Edited by Tracy L. Tylka and Niva Piran
Author Information
Tracy L. Tylka is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. The Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and a Fellow of the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published many articles, chapters, and scales on positive body image.
Niva Piran is Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development at OISE/University of Toronto. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy for Eating Disorders, she has published extensively on embodiment, treatment, and prevention of eating disorders.
Contributors:
Jessica Alleva, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Clinical Psychological Science
Maastricht University
Melissa Atkinson, PhD
Lecturer in Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Bath
Brooke Bennett, MS
Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Psychology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sofia Berne, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology
University of Gothenburg
NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Michigan State University
Rachel Calogero, PhD, FAED
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Western University
Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, PhD, RYT
Professor
Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology
State University of New York at Buffalo
Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Cand.Psych/MSc
Clinical Psychologist
Project Manager for Mental Health Promotion
Directorate of Health
Phillippa Diedrichs, PhD, FAED
Associate Professor
Centre for Appearance Research
Department of Health and Social Sciences
University of the West of England
Jessica Dupasquier, MA
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Debra Franko, PhD, FAED
Professor
Department of Applied Psychology
Northeastern University
Ann Frisén, PhD
Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Gothenburg
Christy Greenleaf, PhD
Professor
BS Kinesiology Program Director
Department of Kinesiology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Emma Halliwell, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Health and Social Sciences
University of the West of England
Centre for Appearance Research
Diana Harcourt, PhD
Director, Centre for Appearance Research
Professor
Department of Health and Social Sciences
University of the West of England
Beth Hartman McGilley, PhD, FAED, CEDS
Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Caitlyn Hauff, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Sport
University of South Alabama
Mary S. Himmelstein, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
University of Connecticut
Kristina Holmqvist Gattario, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology
University of Gothenburg
Iryna Ivanova, PhD, C.Psych
Private Practice
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Allison Kelly, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Julie Koven, MSEd, MPhilEd
Doctoral Student, Counseling Psychology
Department of Counseling and School Psychology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Andrea Lamarre, MSc
PhD Candidate
Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition
University of Guelph
Sharon Lamb, PhD, EdD
Professor
Department of Counseling and School Psychology
University of Massachusetts
Janet D. Latner, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Janet M. Liechty, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor
School of Social Work and College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alice Lowy, MA
PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Department of Applied Psychology
Northeastern University
Nina Mafrici, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Broadview Psychology
Carolien Martijn, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Clinical Psychological Science
Maastricht University
Kathryn Miller, MA
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Sarah Murnen, PhD
Samuel B. Cummings II Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Kenyon College
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, PhD, MPH, RD, RYT-500
Professor, Division Head
Division of Epidemiology and Community Health
School of Public Health
University of Minnesota
Kelly Pedrotty-Stump, MS, RYT
School Counselor
Springfield School District
Exercise Consultant
Renfrew Center of Philadelphia
Niva Piran, PhD, CPsych, FAED
Private Practice
Professor Emerita
Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development
University of Toronto
Rebecca Puhl, PhD
Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
University of Connecticut
Virginia Ramseyer Winter, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
University of Missouri
Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD, FAND
Nutrition Therapist
Private Practice
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Rachel Rodgers, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Psychology
Northeastern University
Courtney Rogers, MA
PhD Candidate, Health Psychology, Clinical Track
Department of Psychological Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Emily K. Sandoz, PhD
Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Endowed Professor of Social Sciences
Department of Psychology
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Sonya Satinsky, PhD, MPH
Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Services
Princeton University
Linda Smolak, PhD
Professor Emerita
Department of Psychology
Kenyon College
Isis H. Settles, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
Michigan State University
Jaclyn A. Siegel, MS
PhD Candidate, Social Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Western Ontario
Emily Squyres, MS
PhD Candidate, Counseling Psychology
Department of Psychology
Louisiana Tech University
Emily Stefano, MS
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychology
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Marika Tiggemann, PhD
Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor
School of Psychology
Flinders University
Lianne Trachtenberg, PhD, CPsych. (Supervised Practice)
Postdoctoral Fellow
University Health Network
University of Toronto
Tracy L. Tylka, PhD, FAED
Professor
Department of Psychology
The Ohio State University
Kiruthiha Vimalakanthan, MA
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Tracey Wade, PhD, FAED
Professor
Dean, School of Psychology
Flinders University
Sydney Waring, BA
PhD Candidate, Clinical Psychology Program
Department of Psychology
University of Waterloo
Jennifer B. Webb, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Simon Wilksch, PhD
Research Fellow in Psychology
College of Education, Psychology, & Social Work
Flinders University
Heidi Williamson, DHealth
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Health and Social Sciences
University of the West of England
Centre for Appearance Research
Krystle Woods, PhD
Private Practice
River's Bend, PC
Zali Yager, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education
College of Arts and Education
Victoria University