Research

This page shares publications connected to the work of Weight Inclusive Thinking (WIT). Each piece reflects our commitment to promoting size-inclusive approaches in health, fitness, and wellness. If you need access to any of the publications listed here, please feel free to reach out to us.

Examining the effects of an e-learning course on body appreciation and weight stigma
Squires, N., Samander, A., Locke, S., Zuest, L., Foçaga, J., Lee, S., Perez, K., & Clifford, D. (2025) https://doi.org/10.55743/000031

Incorporating weight-inclusive approaches in higher education curriculum for future nutrition and dietetics professionals
Clifford, D., Laing, E., Harris, C., Slagel, N., Levinson, J., Squires, N., & Hunger, J. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.03.011

University Coaching for Activity and Nutrition (UCAN): A weight-inclusive health coaching program
Papini, N. M., Lee, S., Lee, J., & Clifford, D. E. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2194427

Weight bias among physical educators: A scoping review
Zuest, L., Kim, M., & Salazar, A. (in press)

An interdisciplinary collaboration to reduce weight stigma among exercise professionals
Lee, S., Zuest, L., Fogaça, J., Squires, N., Balam, C., & Clifford, D. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2319533

A weight-inclusive approach to applied sport psychology
Derbyshire, A., Lee, S., Bejar, M., Cordova, S., & Crocker, G. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2024.2431256

Introducing a weight-inclusive paradigm in sport and physical education
Derbyshire, A., Lee, S., Cordova, S., Crocker, G., & Zuest, L. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1080/08924562.2024.2326349

Weight Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces (WIT FITS): A three-month follow-up from a weight stigma intervention targeting exercise professionals
Fogaça, J., Zuest, L., Lee, S., Squires, N., & Clifford, D. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1177/15588661241244771

Peer health coach experiences promoting a nondiet approach in a university health coaching program
Lee, S., Fogaça, J. L., Papini, N. M., Joseph, C., Squires, N. D., Clifford, D. E., & Lee, J. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1108/HE-03-2023-0036

Weight-inclusive podcasts improved intuitive eating, body appreciation, and anti-fat attitudes among nutrition students
Squires, N. D., Goode, M., Pye, A., Papini, N. M., Lopez, N. V., Harris, C., Dillon, J. D., Laing, E. M., Lee, S., & Clifford, D. (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2024.06.003

Effects of weight stigma intervention on exercise professionals’ attitudes towards fatness: A randomized controlled trial
Zuest, L., Lee, S., Fogaça, J., Squires, N., & Clifford, D. (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1177/15588661231219098

Weight Inclusive Thinking for Fitness Spaces (WIT FITS): A pilot study on the effects of an online intervention on exercise professionals' anti-fat attitudes
Zuest, L., Lee, S., Lau, R., Fogaça, J., & Clifford, D. (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1080/24711616.2023.2175743

31st Commemorative Delphine Hanna Lecture – Physical education and the quest for relevance in the age of precarity: Lessons from the weight inclusive thinking project (WIT)
Zuest, L. (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2022.2068448

Creating weight-inclusive climates in fitness spaces
Zuest, L., Lee, S., Leedeman, J., & Clifford, D. (2022)
https://doi.org/10.1123/kr.2021-0045

Promoting body size diversity in university recreation centers
Zuest, L., Lee, S., Leedeman, J., Li, S., & Clifford, D. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00336297.2021.1970594

A peer-led non-diet behavior change intervention: FitU
Lee, S., Li, S., Newland, A., Leedeman, J., Clifford, D. E., & Keeler, L. A. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896920954470

Health and weight attitudes of university recreation center leaders
Lee, S., Zuest, L., Leedeman, J., Li, S., & Clifford, D. (2021)
https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1885416

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