Kristin von Ranson, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest papers

Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity.
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2019
Weight Bias: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires.
Obesity facts · 2017 · senior author

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Latest funding

Weight bias: what do we know and where shall we go from here?
CIHR · 2014 · Co-investigator
$19,500

All 1 grants and awards

2 publications.

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Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity.

Singh K, Russell-Mayhew S, von Ranson K, McLaren L

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2019

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-018-0146-2 PMID: 30367387

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Weight Bias: A Systematic Review of Characteristics and Psychometric Properties of Self-Report Questionnaires.

Lacroix E, Alberga A, Russell-Mathew S, McLaren L, von Ranson K

Obesity facts2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1159/000475716 PMID: 28601888

Weight bias: what do we know and where shall we go from here?

Co-investigatorCIHR2014Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Russell-Mayhew, Michelle (Shelly) K; Sharma, Arya M

Keywords: Alberta; Canada; Education; Healthcare; Obesity; Public Health; Researchers; Stakeholders; Weight Bias; Weight Discrimination

$19,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Lindsay Mclaren

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor von Ranson, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Is there more to the equation? Weight bias and the costs of obesity." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]