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Sarah Nutter

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Associate ProfessorUniversity of Victoria

Sarah Nutter

Associate Professor

Faculty of Health

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 SSHRC), most recently in 2022.

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Weight stigma and weight-related issues ideological influences on weight stigma sociocultural influences on weight stigma weight stigma as a social justice issue weight and intersectionality body image eating disorders

Latest papers

Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.
Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field.
International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026
A Weight-Inclusive Approach to Restrictive Eating Disorders: De-Centering Weight.
The International journal of eating disorders · 2026 · first author

All 23 publications

Latest funding

Co-Design and Evaluation of a Novel Peer-to-Peer Adaptation of Dialectical Behaviour Skills Training (DBT-P2P) for People with Borderline Personality Disorder
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$403,155
New developments in police surveillance: care vs control?
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$95,530
Greening school grounds: Developing an equitable implementation and evaluation plan to improve the natural elements available at public schools
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 10 grants and awards

23 publications.

Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.

Hebert BJ, Randhawa H, Blanchette V, Adamo KB, Alberga A, Baillargeon JP, Côté M, Craig J, Daniel A, Dennett L, Heslehurst N, Nutter S, Patton I, Piccinini-Vallis H, Salas XR, Wadden K, Nagpal TS

Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity2026

DOI: 10.1111/obr.70213 PMID: 42630067

Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field.

Côté M, Forouhar V, Sacco S, González-González M, Baillot A, Himmelstein M, Hussey B, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nagpal TS, Nutter S, Patton I, Puhl RM, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S, Alberga AS

International journal of obesity (2005)2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41366-025-01975-3 PMID: 41350605

A Weight-Inclusive Approach to Restrictive Eating Disorders: De-Centering Weight.

Nutter S, DaSilva S, Saunders JF

The International journal of eating disorders2026First author

DOI: 10.1002/eat.24583 PMID: 41116162

Challenging Weight Stigmatizing Perspectives in Public Health During Pregnancy by Sharing Positive Stories and Images by Those Who Have Lived Experience.

MacDonald K, Patton I, Nutter S, Pearce N, Davenport MH, Sajwani T, Nagpal TS

Journal of health communication2026

DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2026.2726430 PMID: 42667257

Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.

Côté M, Forouhar V, Sacco S, Baillot A, Himmelstein M, Hussey B, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nagpal TS, Nutter S, Patton I, Pearl RL, Puhl RM, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S, Alberga AS

Frontiers in psychology2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1710851 PMID: 41280193

The legality of weight discrimination in Canada: an environmental scan of case law and the limits of Canadian legislation.

Nutter S, Waugh R, McEachran E, Toor A, Shelley J, Alberga AS, Forhan M, Kirk SF, Nagpal TS, Patton I, Ramos Salas X, Russell-Mayhew S

International journal for equity in health2025First author

DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02606-z PMID: 41029703

"It helps me to be more aware and connected to my body when I spent so many years trying to disconnect": A qualitative pilot study on the impact of time spent in nature on eating disorder recovery.

Buchkowski M, Nutter S, Saunders JF

Body image2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2025.101951 PMID: 40780079

Weight stigma amid pediatric healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey study assessing the roles of weight controllability beliefs and blame.

Dennison T, Nutter S, Chauhan N

BMC pediatrics2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-05995-w PMID: 40819045

Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.

Nutter S, Saunders JF, Waugh R

Journal of eating disorders2024First author

DOI: 10.1186/s40337-024-01058-0 PMID: 39010124

Intersecting Expectations when Expecting: Pregnancy-Related Weight Stigma in Women of Colour.

Deol S, Ferdinands A, Hill B, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nutter S, Ramos Salas X, Nagpal TS

Journal of immigrant and minority health2024

DOI: 10.1007/s10903-024-01619-0 PMID: 39017811

Co-Design and Evaluation of a Novel Peer-to-Peer Adaptation of Dialectical Behaviour Skills Training (DBT-P2P) for People with Borderline Personality Disorder

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turner, Brianna J; Fitzpatrick, Skye S; McKnight, Baylie

Keywords: Acceptability And Feasibility; Behavioural Interventions; Borderline Personality Disorder; Implementation; Intervention Development; Peer Support; Peer-Delivered Interventions; Practice-Based Research

$403,155

New developments in police surveillance: care vs control?

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Haggerty, Kevin D.

Keywords: Surveillance; Policing; Ethnography; Criminology

$95,530

Greening school grounds: Developing an equitable implementation and evaluation plan to improve the natural elements available at public schools

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Buckler, Elizabeth J; McCaffrey, Jennifer

Keywords: Climate Equity; Green School Grounds; Nature

$100,000

Nudges, Shoves, and Selling Systemic Policy Solutions

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McFerran, Brent

Keywords: marketing; consumer behaviour; nudging; inequality; attribution; person perception; morality; ethics

$33,186

Largely Invisible: Understanding the Complexities of Weight Stigma in Career Development

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Russell-Mayhew, Michelle (Shelly) K.

Keywords: weight stigma; career development; intersectionality; equity; workplace; discrimination;

$28,133

Learning by Nature: A community engaged investigation into the benefits of green school grounds

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Buckler, Elizabeth Jean

Keywords: green school grounds; outdoor education; experienetial education; climate change

$50,850

Ready for pregnancy and told to lose weight: Exploring the intersect between weight and infertility stigma

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nagpal, Taniya

Keywords: Infertility; Weight; Stigma; Preconception; Pregnancy

$33,633

Equity at Every Size: Developing a National Weight Stigma Strategy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Nutter, Sarah

Keywords: weight stigma; obesity; public health; policy and legislation; social justice; intersectionality

$51,196

Equity at Every Size: Developing a National Weight Stigma Strategy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Nutter, Sarah

Keywords: weight stigma; obesity; public health; policy and legislation; social justice; intersectionality

$72,634

Tipping the scales: Integrating sociocultural and intergroup relations perspectives to understand and reduce weight stigma

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Nutter, Sarah

Keywords: weight stigma; prejudice; intergroup relations; sociocultural theory; ideology; attribution theory

$59,673

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

Profile data last refreshed on September 27, 2026 from the university directory, publication records and CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding.

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Sarah Nutter

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Summarizing the Experiences of Individuals Who Have Obesity or Larger Bodies Seeking Fertility Care: A Scoping Review.

Results of the 2024 International Weight Bias Summit: Establishing future research directions in the field.

A Weight-Inclusive Approach to Restrictive Eating Disorders: De-Centering Weight.

Challenging Weight Stigmatizing Perspectives in Public Health During Pregnancy by Sharing Positive Stories and Images by Those Who Have Lived Experience.

Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity.

The legality of weight discrimination in Canada: an environmental scan of case law and the limits of Canadian legislation.

"It helps me to be more aware and connected to my body when I spent so many years trying to disconnect": A qualitative pilot study on the impact of time spent in nature on eating disorder recovery.

Weight stigma amid pediatric healthcare providers: a cross-sectional survey study assessing the roles of weight controllability beliefs and blame.

Current trends and future directions in internalized weight stigma research: a scoping review and synthesis of the literature.

Intersecting Expectations when Expecting: Pregnancy-Related Weight Stigma in Women of Colour.

Co-Design and Evaluation of a Novel Peer-to-Peer Adaptation of Dialectical Behaviour Skills Training (DBT-P2P) for People with Borderline Personality Disorder

New developments in police surveillance: care vs control?

Greening school grounds: Developing an equitable implementation and evaluation plan to improve the natural elements available at public schools

Nudges, Shoves, and Selling Systemic Policy Solutions

Largely Invisible: Understanding the Complexities of Weight Stigma in Career Development

Learning by Nature: A community engaged investigation into the benefits of green school grounds

Ready for pregnancy and told to lose weight: Exploring the intersect between weight and infertility stigma

Equity at Every Size: Developing a National Weight Stigma Strategy

Equity at Every Size: Developing a National Weight Stigma Strategy

Tipping the scales: Integrating sociocultural and intergroup relations perspectives to understand and reduce weight stigma

Frequent collaborators

Ian Patton

Ximena Ramos Salas

Mary Forhan

Sean Wharton

Sanjeev Sockalingam

David Wiljer

Kara Nerenberg

Jacob Shelley

Angela Alberga

Jean-Patrice Baillargeon