Research

In my PhD project, I investigate how weight-related health and disease are communicated between healthcare professionals and patients in general practice. I also examine how healthcare professionals manage the increasing demand for weight-loss medication and how this medication is negotiated in clinical encounters.

The project aims to develop conversation tools to reduce weight stigma and enhance understanding of the complexity of obesity in a general practice context.

Beyond communication about obesity in general practice, my research interests also include:

- Weight stigma
- Obesity and pregnancy
- Obesity and mental well-being, including binge eating disorder (BED)

Profile

I am an anthropologist and PhD student at the Department of Public Health and Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus. 

In my research, I am interested in the relationship between body, weight and communication – and in particular how obesity as a medical, social, cultural and moral condition is experienced and communicated in the healthcare system.

My methodological approach is rooted in anthropology, where I use fieldwork, participant observation, individual and group interviews as well as co-creative and visual methods.

Job responsibilities

My areas of work include:

·     Independent research work

·     Qualitative data collection, processing, and analysis

·     Knowledge dissemination through publications and conferences

·     Teaching and supervision of BA and MA students

·     Communicating my own and others' research on obesity, communication, and stigma to practitioners/clinicians, students, and researchers