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Research in our lab addresses questions regarding the self, social experiences, and psychological adjustment. This focus emerges in my three main lines of inquiry: victimization, weight stigmatization, and health behavior. 

Dr. Savoy’s Research Agenda

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Together with collaborators, Dr. Savoy is currently investigating:
  • Weight-based stereotypes as moderators of the relation between weight-related identity threat and
    eating
    behavior
  • Perceived weight stigma and the social-cognitive mechanisms which underlie reactions to
    health
    professionals’ messages about weight status
  • Barriers to treatment for disordered eating and peer help-seeking intentions
  • Gender typicality and appearance-focused beliefs in girls

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Student Research Projects

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Other topics currently being investigated in projects led by student researchers:
  • Social Exclusion and Mimicry
  • Media and Body Image 
  • Prejudice and Confrontation
  • Positive Body Image

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