黛安·罗森鲍姆 is an assistant professor of psychology at 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校.
阿宾顿,爸爸. — The American Association of University Women awarded 黛安·罗森鲍姆心理学助理教授 宾州州立大学阿宾顿分校, 非常挑剔的6美元,000 American Short-Term 研究 Publication Grant to support her explorations on weight bias.
Rosenbaum explained that weigh bias refers to negative attitudes toward higher weight and can be evidenced through the perpetuation of stereotypes and stigmatizing behaviors such as hurtful comments, 体重相关欺凌, 和歧视.
“体重偏见的内化, 尤其是在女性中, is a key risk factor for mental health challenges including eating disorder symptoms, 抑郁症, 消极的身体形象,”她说。.
Rosenbaum’s work has focused on the psychological factors related to eating and weight concerns. Her research specialty is behavioral medicine, which examines the interaction of behavioral, 情感, and cognitive factors in relation to health and well-being.
“We are really falling short in understanding the experiences of larger-bodied individuals. People don’t understand more than how much you eat affects your weight, and the general public doesn’t appreciate it when making snap judgements about people,”她说。.
Recently, Rosenbaum was the first author on an article published in the journal Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender 多样性 that evaluated the relationship between sexual minority status, 体重相关取笑, 体重偏见内化, 暴食症状.
Her other research interests explore peripartum factors related to breast feeding behaviors, eating disorder symptoms across several different areas, 妇女健康问题, and the use of technology to promote evidence-based clinical practices.
Her upcoming projects include examining whether high quality romantic relationships buffer against societal messages about weight and collaborations with 阿宾顿 colleague Meghan Gillen, 心理学副教授, 关于怀孕和身体形象.
We are really falling short in understanding the experiences of larger-bodied individuals. People don’t understand more than how much you eat affects your weight, and the general public doesn’t appreciate it when making snap judgements about people."—黛安·罗森鲍姆 , assistant professor of psychology
Rosenbaum weaves her research into her interactions with students at 阿宾顿, where she teaches Introduction to Well-being, 积极心理学, 变态心理学.
《易胜博娱乐》, I discuss eating disorders and the impact of weight bias and social interactions. When I talk about weight and eating in Abnormal Psychology, I use evidence from different articles to present the topic in terms of its relationship to eating disorders,”她说。.
Rosenbaum has also served as a faculty mentor to students involved in the campus’ flourishing 本科研究 program, 讴歌. 在一个长达三个学期的项目中, the student examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the perceived weight of family members and its correlation to 抑郁症 and anxiety symptoms.
“I love interacting with the students and appreciate the ability to communicate information to them that might change the way they think. l learn from them, too, and they bring different experiences into the classroom. It makes the material come alive,”她说。.
Rosenbaum earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Boston University before moving to the University of Missouri – St. Louis to study for her master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical psychology. She completed her predoctoral clinical internship training at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and a postdoctoral fellowship at Drexel University in eating disorders and obesity research. Rosenbaum was an instructor with the Beck 社区 Initiative at the University of 宾西法尼亚, and she is a licensed clinical psychologist in 宾西法尼亚.
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