Blog Posts and Commentaries

Austin, B. Europe’s duty to act: Tackling social media’s assault on teen wellbeing. Euracitiv, December 11, 2023.

Vargas G, Austin SB. Profiteering off the body insecurity of teens: Keep dangerous supplements out of kids’ hands. MedPage Today, May 17, 2022.

Austin SB.  A new study puts a massive price tag on America’s toxic beauty standards. MSNBC, October 4, 2022.

Austin SB, Richmond TK. It’s time to retire BMI as a clinical metric. MedPage Today, October 19, 2022.

Ojumu, O, Hodi, C. The Government Can (and Should) Make Social Media Platforms Safer for Young Users. Common Dreams, June 10, 2022. Oluwadunni (Dunni) Ojumu is a STRIPED trainee and undergraduate student at Harvard College. Caroline Hodi is a STRIPED Youth Corps member.

Chung, J, Huang, S. Turning the corner against eating disorders. New York Daily News, April 30, 2022. Joanne Chung and Stanley Huang are graduated members of the STRIPED Youth Corps.

Dunk, R. Eating disorders are ravaging young people. Commonwealth Magazine, March 10, 2022. Ryan Dunk is a STRIPED trainee and graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Suffolk University in May 2022.

Givens, M, Lindsey, AT, Ivie, A, Austin, SB, Deuster, PA. Tracking adverse reactions to dietary supplements could help military readiness. Military Times, February 8, 2022.

Nagata, J, Austin, SB. Diet pills are incredibly dangerous for teens. California needs to regulate them like cigarettes. San Francisco Chronicle, January 12, 2022.

Hildebrandt TB, Austin SB. Keep the diet industry from feeding on teenagers’ fears. Albany Times Union, 2021.

Austin SB. Coming to Terms with Weight Issues, Letter to the Editor. New York Times, 2021.

Austin SB, Peat CM, Bulik CM. Eating disorders cost US $65 billion a year: Here’s what agencies can do.  The Hill, 2020.

Sobel T, Austin SB. Body Positivity: It’s here, it’s now, but what does it mean? Psychology Today Blog Body Politics, 2020.

Austin SB. Message from the President. The Academy for Eating Disorders Forum, 2019.

Sobel T, Austin SB. The Disturbing Surprises at Your Local Pharmacy. Psychology Today, 2019.

Austin SB. A Way Forward for WW. Academy for Eating Disorders Blog, 2019.

Sobel T, Austin SB. Can We Free Ourselves from “Bikini Shame”? Psychology Today, 2019.

Austin SB. Taking our place at the table as citizen scientists and clinicians. Academy for Eating Disorders Blog, 2019.

Sobel T, Austin SB. Photoshopping ourselves to death. Psychology Today, 2019.

Austin SB. Kim Kardashian-Jameela Jamil feud has done more to expose detox tea lies than the FDA. NBC News THINK, 2019.

Austin SB, Tefft N. Could a Diet pills tax help get these toxic products out of kids’ hands? National Eating Disorders Association, 2018.

Austin SB. Odds, Arcs, and Policy Change: A Step-by-Step Look at a Public Health Campaign Taking on the Dietary Supplements Industry. Harvard Public Health Review, 2018.

Gordon AR. Shining a Light on Gender Identity and Eating Disorders. National Eating Disorders Association Blog, June 28, 2017.

Austin SB. What’s Strategic Science Got to Do With Eating Disorder Prevention? Just About Everything. National Eating Disorders Association Blog, Feb. 27, 2017.

Record KL, Austin SB. Humans, not hangers: Why it’s time to regulate the U.S. fashion industry. U.S. News & World Report Blog For Better, 2015.

Austin SB, Mayer B. Putting kids before profits: Massachusetts campaign takes dietary supplements to task. National Eating Disorders Association Blog, 2015.