Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez | Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez

Social Science & Policy Studies

Assistant 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

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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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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.

NPR

Postpartum Weight Stigma

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Psychological & Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience, spoke with the Southern California NPR station KPCC about weight stigma before and after pregnancy, and its relationship to postpartum depression and social media.

Angela Incollingo Rodriguez

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