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Misty A.W. Hawkins

Psychology · Indiana University

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Eating Disorders and BehaviorsObesity and Health PracticesObesity, Physical Activity, DietBariatric Surgery and OutcomesBehavioral Health and Interventions

Publications

102

Citations

1,482

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

18

Publishing since 2009

Research summary
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Misty A.W. Hawkins studies the psychology and health effects of body weight, weight stigma, and eating behaviors. Her work examines how factors like adverse childhood experiences, stress, and social exclusion connect to obesity, cognitive function, and biological markers such as inflammation and cortisol, and it evaluates behavioral interventions (for example, mindfulness- and acceptance-based approaches) for weight management. Much of her research also explores how experiencing or internalizing weight-related stigma shapes health outcomes.

Weight stigma and internalized biasEating behaviors and weight management interventionsAdverse childhood experiences and healthStress, cortisol, and biological markersCognitive function and obesity

Publication activity has been broadly steady over the last decade, fluctuating year to year around an average of about six papers per year without a clear long-term increase or decline.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.0/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 7 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 7 publications202021: 12 publications12212022: 8 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 5 publications242025: 10 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Obesity Science & Practice×4
  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases×4
  • Current Developments in Nutrition×4
  • Eating Behaviors×3
  • Stigma and Health×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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