Rebecca Puhl

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Rebecca M. Puhl is a researcher in the field of weight bias.

Biography

Puhl received her bachelor's degree from Queen's University in Canada in 1999. She then attended Yale University, where she received her master's degree in psychology in 2001 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2004. [1] She is a professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and deputy director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health at the University of Connecticut. [2]

Puhl's research focuses on weight-based bullying, discrimination and bias. [3] Furthermore, she examines the health effects of weight bias [4] and works to develop evidence-based training programs to reduce its effects. [5] Additionally, she routinely testifies in state legislative hearings on weight bias. [6]

Throughout the course of her career, Puhl has authored over 200 peer-reviewed studies [7] and been cited over 43,000 times. [8] This work led to her being named to a list of the world's most highly cited researchers in 2021. [9]

In 2018, Puhl was the recipient of The Obesity Society Scientific Achievement Award, which recognizes excellence in an established research career. [10] In 2021, she was the recipient of the Distinguished Lecturer Award for Obesity Canada. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Rebecca, Puhl (2016-12-05). "Rebecca Puhl | Human Development and Family Sciences" . Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  2. ↑ "Rudd Center's Puhl Featured on Panel Addressing Weight Stigma in the Media". UConn Today. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  3. 1 2 Pearce, Nicole (2021-03-08). "Announcing the Distinguished Lecturer Award Winner for 2021". Obesity Canada. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ↑ "USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  5. ↑ ExpertFile. "Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D. Professor of Human Development and Family Studies - Expert with University of Connecticut | ExpertFile". expertfile.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  6. ↑ Imtiaz, Aysha. "Height discrimination: How 'heightism' affects careers". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  7. ↑ EndocrineWeb (2022-10-11). "Rebecca Puhl PhD". EndocrineWeb. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  8. ↑ "Rebecca Puhl". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  9. ↑ "Six From UConn Named to World's Highly Cited Research List". UConn Today. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  10. ↑ "The Obesity Society eNews". www.multibriefs.com. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
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