Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez

Social Science & Policy Studies

Associate Professor

AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE

Psychological Science

Neuroscience

Biology & Biotechnology

Global Health

EDUCATION

BA Psychology & Spanish Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 2012

MA Health Psychology University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2015

PhD Health Psychology University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 2018

Expert Bio

Professor Rodriguez’s research program uses a biopsychosocial approach to study health and health behaviors. She conducts research at the intersection of social phenomena (such as weight stigma), biomarkers (such as the stress hormone cortisol), and psychological factors (such as perceived stress and body image). Her work follows two core arcs investigating (1) biopsychosocial predictors and consequences of eating, not eating (i.e. dieting), and obesity; and (2) weight stigma and its consequences for physical and mental health, which she is currently extending into the novel context of pregnancy and postpartum health.

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India Today

White coat syndrome: Why weighing scale at doctor's clinic raises blood pressure

India Today reported on published research led by Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, associate professor of health psychology and neuroscience in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies. The study found that a routine element of many medical appointments may be a stigmatizing experience with effects that could impact a patient's healthcare.

BBC Science Focus

Here’s the single easiest and most effective exercise for weight loss

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, associate professor of psychological & cognitive sciences and neuroscience and director of the Stigma Eating & Endocrinology Dynamics Lab, provided analysis for an article in BBC Science Focus. Rodriguez discussed the cortisol response in the human body during exercise.

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