Weight-based discrimination and disordered eating behaviors in a cohort of U.S. sexual minority young adults.
Gordon AR, Egan KA, Wang ML, Ziyadeh NJ, Kenney EL, Rosario M, Austin SB.
Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37345224
Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her work focuses on addressing racial/ethnic and social inequities in obesity and chronic diseases through community-engaged interventions and pursuing cross-sector collaborations to implement and disseminate programs and policies that promote healthy eating and physical activity. One of her recent studies focuses on empowering youth to reduce sugary drink intake and obesity risk in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. She has generated over $4 million in federal and foundation funding for her program of research and published over 50 manuscripts, book chapters, and policy documents. As an expert in curriculum development and online education, Dr. Wang has developed and taught graduate courses (traditional and hybrid) at Harvard and Boston University since 2010. She has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and service, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Investigator Award and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award. At the national level, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Society of Behavioral Medicine and as the Society's Chair of the Civic and Public Engagement Committee.
BA, 05/2007, Community Health; Child Development
Tufts University
MS, 05/2009, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
ScD, 05/2012, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Doctoral Student Award
Glickenhaus Fund, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Teaching Assistance Award
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Dissertation Award
Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, Boston Children's Hospital
Junior Faculty Research Poster Award, 1st Place
Boston University School of Public Health
Early Career Investigator Award
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Excellence in Teaching Award
Boston University School of Public Health
Ten Outstanding Young Leaders Award
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Gordon AR, Egan KA, Wang ML, Ziyadeh NJ, Kenney EL, Rosario M, Austin SB.
Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Jun 21. PMID: 37345224
Alatorre S, Schwarz AG, Egan KA, Feldman AR, Rosa M, Wang ML.
JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2023 May 08. 6:e43961. PMID: 37155230
Wang ML, Britton OJ, Beard J.
Transl Behav Med. 2023 04 03. 13(3):156-159. PMID: 36525596
Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK.
BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 21. 23(1):538. PMID: 36944964
Ausenhus C, Gold JM, Perry CK, Kozak AT, Wang ML, Jang SH, Leong J, Rodriguez E, Duggan C, Ko LK.
BMC Public Health. 2023 02 10. 23(1):308. PMID: 36765324
Wang ML, Narcisse MR, McElfish PA.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 02. 31(2):553-564. PMID: 36504362
Wang ML, Narcisse MR, Alatorre S, Kozak AT, McElfish PA.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 01. 30(1):249-256. PMID: 34910366
Egan KA, Waring ME, Wang ML.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2022 03. 54(3):276-281. PMID: 34920968
Kantor O, Wang ML, Bertrand K, Pierce L, Freedman RA, Chavez-MacGregor M, King TA, Mittendorf EA.
Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec. 28(Suppl 3):585-586. PMID: 34368929
Wang ML, Sprague Martinez LS, Weinberg J, Alatorre S, Lemon SC, Rosal MC.
BMC Public Health. 2021 09 15. 21(1):1675. PMID: 34525990