Our lab studies the way our various self-attitudes, like being critical or compassionate towards ourselves, influence the way we feel, think, and behave. We are especially interested in the relationship between self-attitudes, eating behaviour, and body image. Through our research, we seek to inspire new ways to understand, prevent, and treat eating disorders, and innovative ways to promote flexible eating, healthy body image, and well-being.
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Jenessa Shaw is awarded PhD funding from SSHRC
Congratulations to Jenessa Shaw for being awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for her PhD research! Jenessa's PhD research will further advance the understanding of the association between emotional distress tolerance and self-compassion. See here for information about Jenessa's MA research.
Sydney Waring submitted her PhD dissertation
Congratulations to Sydney Waring for submitting her Clinical Psychology PhD dissertation on relational body image to the University of Waterloo! Sydney will be defending her dissertation on June 22nd.
Michelle Korlacka is awarded SSHRC funding for masters research
Congratulations to Michelle Korlacka for being awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for her masters research! Michelle's research is investigating how self-compassion-based interventions can promote distress reduction.