Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Social Science and Policy Studies. She is also a faculty member with the Neuroscience Initiative, a director of the Global Public Health minor program, and an affiliated faculty member in the WPI Healthcare Delivery Institute.

Her 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 pain-related distress). 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.

Dr. Rodriguez is dedicated to teaching and mentoring students. She instructs Social Psychology (PSY 1402), Health Psychology (PSY 2408), and Psychophysiology (PSY 2502). She also is eager to engage students in her research and encourages them to contact her about opportunities to work, volunteer, or conduct projects in the Stigma, Eating, and Endocrinology Dynamics (SEED) Lab.