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KayLoni Olson is an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the Alpert Brown Medical School and the Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center of The Miriam Hospital. She received her PhD from Ohio State University in 2017. Her research primarily focuses on clinical health psychology, with an emphasis on adapting, optimizing, and diversifying behavioral interventions to improve the well-being of individuals with higher body weight. Specific areas of her work include body image, weight-related stigma, and chronic pain, utilizing translational models like the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) to guide the adaptation of evidence-based treatments. KayLoni is dedicated to continuous learning to ensure her work is inclusive and accessible. Currently, her research lines include adapting evidence-based body image interventions, investigating acceptance-based strategies in exercise programs for individuals with higher body weight, and identifying novel targets for the prevention and treatment of chronic pain tied to weight-related discrimination and internalized weight bias.
Department: Department of Economics