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Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew

Shelly Russell-Mayhew, PhD, is a Professor of counselling psychology and Associate Dean Research in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Her research program explores weight-related issues like body image (perceptions, attitudes, and experiences about the body), disordered eating (e.g., unhealthy methods of weight change), weight-related disorders (e.g., obesity and eating disorders) and professional conversations and interactions about weight (e.g., weight stigma, weight-neutral approaches in educational settings). She is director of the Body Image Research Lab at University of Calgary.

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When We Know Better, We Do Better - A Conversation About Creating Weight-Neutral Schools
[ Feature Article ] This article will share the many different conversation approaches and steps you can take as an educator to model and support students in developing a healthy relationship with their body, physical activity, and nutrition. Dr. Shelly Russell-Mayhew and Elizabeth Tingle speak to the many benefits of weight-neutral health promotion through a comprehensive school health framework. At times, teachers may feel unprepared to engage in this type of health discourse, but “when we know better, we do better”.
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