Research
Body Image
Presentations and Publications
“Be more positive and more kind to your own bodies”: Adolescent and young adult preferences for how parents can support their children with weight-related pressures
Staviss R, Evans EW, Klar RL, Kale R, Staviss M, Lajaunie AM, Aulakh J, Sonneville KR. “Be more positive and more kind to your own bodies”: Adolescent and young adult preferences for how parents can support their children with weight-related pressures. Body Image. 2024 Sep 1;50:101725.
Helpful or harmful? A Qualitative Analysis of Perceptions of Body Positivity on Social Media Among Young Adults*
Borton KA, Hahn SL, Rose KL, Barry MR, Sonneville KR. Annual International Weight Stigma Conference, London, Ontario, Canada. June 2019.
*Awarded best conference poster
Rethinking Weight in Public Health
Sonneville K, Rose K. Victors for Michigan Campaign Finale Celebration, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Oral). November 2018.
“Obese” Attributions made by Adolescents and Young Adults
Rose K, Leonard K, Sonnevile KR, Chang T. Appearance Matters Conference, Bath, United Kingdom. June 2018.
Responses to the Word Obese: Definitions, Associations, and Assumptions Made by Adolescents and Emerging Adults
Rose KL, Leonard KC, Chang T, Miller AL, Nichols LP, Plegue MA, Sonneville KR. Stigma and Health. 2019 Nov 14.
Contemporary Body Ideals Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Qualitative Analysis
Barry MR, Rose KL, Thurston IB, Richmond TK, Chang T, Sonneville KR. International Conference on Eating Disorders, Virtual Conference (Oral). June 2020.
Promoting Health Without Harming: Using Weight Inclusive Nutrition to Prevent Eating Disorders and Reduce Weight Stigma
Sonneville K. Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, Friedman School Speaker Series, Boston, Massachusetts (Oral). March 2019.
Youth Preferences for Weight-Related Conversations
Sonneville KR, Mulpuri L, Khreizat I, Nichols LP, Plegue MA, Chang T. Youth Preferences for Weight-Related Conversations. Health Commun. 2019 Jul 10:1-6. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2019.1631566.
Adolescent Perspectives on Clinical Conversations About Weight
Sonneville KR, Plegue MA, Nichols LP, Chang T. Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. May 2018.
Contemporary Body Ideals Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Qualitative Analysis
Barry MR, Rose KL, Thurston IB, Richmond TK, Chang T, Sonneville KR. University of Michigan Research Symposium on Children and Adolescents, Center for Human Growth and Development, Virtual Symposium. March 17, 2020.