Handbook of Body Image

Tracy L. Tylka, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Psychology at The Ohio State University. Her primary research interests include positive body image, intuitive eating, and psychometric scale development and evaluation. Dr. Tylka is a Fellow of the Academy of Eating Disorders. She is Editor-in-Chief of Body Image: An International Journal of Research and is an author of the Body Appreciation ScaleâEUR"2 and the Intuitive Eating ScaleâEUR"3, as well as over 175 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters.

Jennifer B. Webb, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological Science and in the Health Psychology PhD Program at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, where she directs the WE ARE MINDâEUR"BODY KYND Lab. Dr. WebbâEUR(TM)s research program is informed by a non-dieting, weight-neutral philosophy on wellness equity promotion in culturally and body-diverse groups. Dr. Webb serves as an Associate Editor for Body Image: An International Journal of Research and is on the editorial boards of Eating Behaviors and the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Health at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He is an Associate Editor for Body Image: An International Journal of Research and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Eating Disorders. Dr. Fuller-TyszkiewiczâEUR(TM)s research focuses on the experiences of body image and eating disorder symptoms in daily life and on applications of digital health to assess, track, and address these symptoms as they arise.

Rachel F. Rodgers, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University. Her research interests are in the area of body image, disordered eating, and adolescent/young adult psychopathology, focusing particularly on sociocultural influences on body image and eating concerns.