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Research interests: weight management, body image, eating disorders, dietary patterns, health promotion, health communication
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Education:
MSc Candidate, Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo (2019- )
BPH, Public Health with Aging Studies Option, Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo (2014-2019)
MSc Candidate, Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo (2019- )
BPH, Public Health with Aging Studies Option, Public Health and Health Systems, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo (2014-2019)
Presentations:
- Minnick C, Raffoul A, Kirkpatrick SI. Intentional weight gain behaviours among young Canadian adults. Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation Complex Systems Student Symposium, 2019.
Recognitions:
- 2020: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Canada Graduate Scholarship
- 2019: Graduate Experience Award, University of Waterloo
Carolyn's BPH Undergraduate Thesis:
Intentional weight gain behaviours among young Canadian adults
Intentional weight gain behaviours among young Canadian adults
- Efforts to modify body weight are prevalent among young adults in Canada, with the focus often on weight loss.
- The objectives of this thesis were to determine the prevalence of intention weight gain attempts among Canadian young adults and to examine the weight gain strategies used.
- More than 1 in 10 (14%) of the sample reported attempting to gain weight. Three strategies on average were reported by participants, including eating more food, eating more protein and exercising/weight lifting.
- Perceiving oneself as overweight and being male were significantly correlated with attempting to gain weight.
- Understanding why individuals attempt to increase their body weight in a society that stigmatizes larger persons is an important step in developing a nuanced and inclusive view of weight.