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.

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

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. (in press)

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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