Dr. Amanda Raffoul, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences. Her multi- and mixed-methods research aims to investigate and promote the uptake of evidence-based policies to prevent eating disorders and promote healthy dietary patterns among populations. Alongside national and international organizations, she collaborates on knowledge dissemination and legislative advocacy efforts to monitor social media misinformation related to weight and nutrition, regulate the sale of harmful weight-loss and muscle-building pills to minors, and reduce weight discrimination. In collaboration with affected communities, her current research aims to explore the differential impacts of nutrition policy on disordered eating risk and examine avenues through which youth engagement in knowledge translation may impact decision-makers’ use of research evidence in nutrition policy.
Public Policy and Weight-Related Narratives
Learning Objectives:
- Describe dominant approaches to weight and health in public policy
- Identify unintended consequences of weight-focused policy and clinical practice
- Evaluate weight-neutral paradigms for health policy and health promotion