Newsletter #3 - July

Welcome to the APPeAR neWsletteR!

Recent Publications• Franko, D.L., & Rodgers, R.F. (2016). Ethnicity and eating disorders: More

similarities than differences. In T. Wade & J. Wildes (Eds.), Encyclopediaof feeding and eating disorders. Springer, NY.

• Jones Bell, M., Rodgers, R.F., & Paxton. S.J. Towards successful evidence-based universal eating disorders prevention: The importance of zooming out. Eating Behaviors, in press.

• Rodgers, R.F., Damiano, S.R., Wertheim, E.H., & Paxton, S.J. Media exposure in very young girls: prospective and cross-sectional relationships with BMIz, self-esteem and body size stereotypes. Developmental Psychology, in press.

• Rodgers, R.F., Franko, D.L., Lovering, M.E., Luk, S., Pernal, W., & and Matsumoto, A. Development and validation of the Female Muscularity Scale. Sex Roles, in press.

• Rodgers, R.F., Peterson, K.E., Hunt A.T., Spadano-Gasbarro, J. L., Richmond, T.K., Greaney, M.L., & Austin, S.B. Racial/ethnic and weight status disparities in dieting and disordered weight control behaviors among early adolescents. Eating Behaviors, in press.

• Rodgers, R. F., Ziff, S., Lowy, A., Yu, K., & S. B. Austin. Results of a strategic science study to inform policies targeting extreme thinness standards in the fashion industry. International Journal of Eating Disorders, in press.

• Rodgers, R.F., Franko, D.L., Donovan, E., Cousineau, T., Yates, K., McGowan, K., Cook, E. , & Lowy, A.S., Body image In emerging adults: The protective role Of self-compassion. Body Image, in press.

Welcome to the Spring/Summer 2017 APPEAR newsletter! It has been a very busy few months, culmi-nating with the International Confe-rence on Eating Disorders where we presented findings from several of the APPEAR projects.

We are making the most of the summer to move forward with some exciting projects and of course will be shifting back into our fast-paced semester rhythm in September so watch this space!

The APPEAR team

MembersFacultyDr. Rachel F RodgersDr. Debra L. FrankoDr. Jessica Edwards GeorgePhD studentsRachel BerryJenna CampagnaElizabeth CookRussell DuBoisAlice LowyAtsushi MatsumotoJennifer O’FlynnJoan Hanania MasterRaihaan AttawalaChristopher Kafka Chloe RichardsUndergraduatesJoanna BorgBasil CoughlanMackenzie DaffernerElisa DanthinneKelly EngMelissa GiblinFrancesca GiorgianniEvan JacobsonEvelyn Osei-KuffourMegan PinaireRachel PrendergrassMaya WongMika WhiteKristine ZhangVolunteersClaire DuttonMadelyn Frumkin

Recent PresentationsInternational Conference on Eating Disorders June 2017, Prague• DuBois, R.H., Rodgers, R.F., Franko, D.L., Eddy, & K.T.,

Thomas, J.J. Weight and shape overvaluation as a core symptom in eating disorder psychopathology: A transdiagnostic and disorder-specific network analysis. (Paper)

• Girard, M., Chabrol, H., & Rodgers, R.F. Profiles of muscularity concerns and muscularity-oriented behaviors among French young women. (Paper)

• Lowy, A.S., Cook, E.S., Rodgers, R.F., &Franko, D.L. Black Beauty: Exploring body ideals among Black Women. (Paper)

• Rodgers, R.F., McLean, S.A., & Paxton, S.J. Examination of themechanisms accounting for the protective effect of media literacy on body dissatisfaction. (Paper)

• Rodgers, R.F., Donovan, E., Cousineau, T., Cook, E.S., Yates, K., Lowy, A.S., & Franko, D.L. Preliminary findings from a rando-mized-controlled trial of BodiMojo: a mobile app for positive body image. (Paper)

International Conference on Eating Disorders June 2017, Prague, (continued)

• Franko, D.L., Rodgers, R.F., Donovan, E., Cousineau, T., Cook, E., Lowy, A.S., Yates, K., & McGowan, K. Body image and self-compassion: Gender differences in ado-lescents. (Poster)

• O’Flynn, J.L., Richard, C., Rodgers, R.F., & Franko, D. L. Can Taking an online survey reduce eating disorder risk factors in college students? Evaluation of a Mini-mal Prevention Strategy. (Poster)

• Rodgers, R.F., Choquette, E., Lowy, A.S., & Thompson, J.K. The relationship between perceived pressure from the media to maintain a “healthy weight” and eating disorder symptoms. (Poster)

Research Innovation and Scholarship Expo (RISE), Northeastern University• Dafferner M., Campagna, J., & Rodgers, R.F. Making gains: Portrayal of athletes in Sports Illustrated over

time.• Jacobson, E., Richard, C., Attawala, R., White, M., Wong, M., Kafka, C., Borg, J., & Rodgers, R.F. “Looking

Healthy” A content analysis of health-related posts on Instagram.• Lowy, A.S., O’Flynn, J., van Hare, H., Nulty, A., & Rodgers, R. F Find Your Fit: A pilot fitness and wellness

intervention.• O’Flynn, J. L., Zhang, K., & Rodgers, R.F. Desire to look thinner? Run faster? Fit in? Understanding what

motivates students to make changes in eating and exercise behaviors.• Osei-Kuffour, E., Lowy, A.S., Cook, E.S., Franko, D.F., & Rodgers, R.F. Cultural perceptions and internaliza-

tion of body image ideals in Black women.• Lowy, A.S., O’Flynn, J., van Hare, H., Nulty, A., & Rodgers, R. . Find Your Fit: A pilot fitness and wellness

intervention.• Richard, C., Campagna, J., Attawala, R., Kafka, C., Rizzo, C., & Rodgers, R.F. Swipe Right! A preliminary

study of online dating among students.

Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference- April 2017, Portland• Edwards George, J.B., Dove, M., Rodgers,R.F., Hanania, J., Berry, R., Giblin, M., Fran-ko, D.L, LeLeiko, N., & Lobato, D.Eating pa-thology in youth with celiac disease. (Poster)

Colloque sur l’image du Corps- June 2017, Montreal, Quebec• Rodgers, R.F. The influence of media on bodyimage: selling dissatisfaction. (Talk).

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Research News and Highlights This Spring semester we

were lucky enough again to work with two wonderful software development teams!Thank you teams Happy Being Us and Datacadabra for all your wonderful work.

We were also honored to be featured in Bouvé College’s Vital Signs. Check us out on-line, or come by for a print copy, we still have several!https://bouve.northeastern.edu /pd f / v i t a l - s igns -w in -ter-2017.pdf

In addition, we had the plea-sure of working with Alison Nulty and Holly Van Hare on their fabulous project: Find Your Fit. Take a look at their wonderful RISE poster above!

Honors, prizes• Congratulations to Francesca Giorgianni and Elisa Danthinne

who received Scholars Independent Research Fellowships to conduct their exciting project focused on examining how the use of labeling and digital modifications may modulate the effects of media exposure.

• Congratulations also to Alice Lowy who received a summer fellowship at the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital!

• In addition, many congratulations to Joanna Borg who was recognized as a Huntington 100!

• Finally, congratulations to Joanna Borg, Basil Coughlan, McKenzie Dafferner, and Evan Jacobs, who graduated this Spring, as well as Chloe Richard who successfully obtained her Masters in Counseling Psychology.

Guest AppearancesFrom Febuary to mid-May we had the pleasure of welcoming Silvia Cerolini from the Sapienza University in Rome. We look forward to her visiting us again soon- A prestissimo Silvia!

In addition, we are fortunate enough to have Professor Mika Omori visiting us on a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship from Ochanomizu University until next

March 2018. Welcome Mika!

Additional ActivitiesCongratulations to Dr. Edwards George who was selected to attend the APA Leadership Institute for Women Program in August!

Dr. Rodgers was delighted to present the Keynote lecture at the annual Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association meeting in Boston in February with Prof S. Bryn Austin!