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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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.

Self Magazine

How to Cope If Pregnancy Is Messing With Your Body Image

Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, assistant professor of Psychological & Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience, talked with Self Magazine for an article about how pregnancy can impact body image. She noted that pregnancy content on social media tends to skew toward what we look like versus what we feel like, even if what you're seeing isn't overtly talking about appearance.

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