Sarah Nutter

Position
Contact
Credentials
BA (Wilfrid Laurier), MSc (Calgary), PhD (Calgary)
Area of expertise
Counselling Psychology
Areas of clinical focus
- Integrative approaches to practice
- Interpersonal-Process Therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy
- Psychodiagnostic Interviewing and Assessment
- Group Counselling
- Anxiety Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Weight-Related Issues
Areas of research interest
- Weight stigma/bias
- Body image
- Eating disorders
- Social justice
The following is a list of selected recent publications. A complete list of Dr. Nutter’s publications can be found on her Google Scholar profile.
2020
MacInnis, C. C., Alberga, A. S., Nutter, S., Ellard, J. H., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2020). Regarding obesity as a disease is associated with lower weight bias among physicians in Canada: A cross sectional survey study. Stigma & Health, 5(1), 114-122 https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000180
Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Ellard, J. H., & Arthur, N. (2020). Reducing unintended harm: Addressing weight bias as a social justice issue in counselling through justice motive theory. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 51(2), 106-114 https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000279
Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., & Saunders, J. F. (2020). Towards a sociocultural model of weight stigma. Eating and Weight Disorders – Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity, advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-020-00931-6
2019
Alberga, A. S., Nutter, S., MacInnis, C. C., Ellard, J. H., & Russell-Mayhew, S., (2019). Examining weight bias among practicing Canadian family physicians. Obesity Facts, 12(6), 632-638. https://doi.org/10.1159/000503751
Nutter, S., Ireland, A., Alberga, A. S., Brun, I., Lefebvre, D., Hayden, K. A., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2019). Weight bias in educational settings: A systematic review. Current Obesity Reports, 8(2), 185-200. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13679-019-00330-8
2018
Nutter, S., Alberga, A. S., MacInnis, C. C., Ellard, J. H., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2018). Framing obesity a disease: Direct and indirect effects of affect and controllability beliefs on weight bias. International Journal of Obesity, 42(10), 1804-1811. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0110-5
Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Arthur, N., & Ellard, J. H. (2018). Weight bias and social justice: Implications for education and practice. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40(3), 213-226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9320-8
Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Arthur, N., & Ellard, J. H. (2018). Weight bias as a social justice issue: A call for dialogue. Canadian Psychology, 59(1), 89-99. https://doi.org/10.1037/cap0000125
2016
Alberga, A. S., Pickering, B., Hayden, A., Ball, G., Edwards, A., Jelinski, S., MacKean, G., Nutter, S., Oddie, S., & Sharma, A. M., & Russell-Mayhew, S. (2016). Weight bias reduction in health professionals: A systematic review. Clinical Obesity, 6(3), 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12147
Nutter, S., Russell-Mayhew, S., Alberga, A. S., Arthur, N., Kassan, A., Lund, D., Sesma Vazquez, M., & Williams, E. (2016). Positioning of weight bias: Moving towards social justice. Journal of Obesity, 2016, Article 3753650. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3753650