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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Holds a degree in Nutrition from the University of Ribeirão Preto (2004), a specialization in Nutrition from the Hospital das Clínicas of the Ribeirão Preto Medical School - USP (2005), a master's degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of Ribeirão Preto - USP (2009), and a PhD in Psychobiology from the same institution (2013). Completed two postdoctoral fellowships: one at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and another in the Department of Psychology at FFCLRP/USP. Currently, serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nutrition and Metabolism, at FMRP/USP. Acts as a full supervisor in the Graduate Program in Psychobiology at FFCLRP/USP and in the Graduate Program in Nutrition and Metabolism at FMRP/USP, supervising master's and doctoral students, and serves as a member of the Coordinating Committee for both Programs. Is a member of the Municipal Council of Food and Nutritional Security of Ribeirão Preto. Has experience in research and extension projects in the areas of Nutrition and Psychology, with an emphasis on body image, weight stigma, eating behavior, food insecurity, food and nutritional education, and adaptation and validation of instruments. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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For a long time, women have aimed for increasingly thinner bodies, however, there is a growing desire among women to become more muscular. During this search for the body considered ideal, problems with body image are observed and are capable of triggering conditions such as eating disorders and muscle dysmorphic disorder. Thus, instruments such as the Drive for Muscularity Scale (DMS) an…
The behaviors oriented to muscularity gain seem to be much more frequent in males and, to a lesser extent, also among females, as previously imagined. However, the instruments developed to assess eating disorders were not suitable for accessing disordered eating behavior aimed at gaining muscle and reducing body fat. Thus, the Muscularity-Oriented Eating Test (MOET) was designed to assess…
Body image plays an important role in daily life of the Brazilian population, however, research in the country are still scarce. Most studies conducted in Brazil use satisfaction/dissatisfaction as only measure of evaluation and other attitudinal components are often neglected although essential to understand the functioning of this construct. Several biological and environmental factors …
Several biological and environmental factors have been associated with body image, but despite the importance of romantic relationships in adult life, little is known about how the emotional status of individuals is related to their image. Investment in appearance is one aspect of body image that acts largely on the perceptions and reactions of individuals who face interpersonal relations…
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