About Sherry

This blog is written by Dr. Sherry Pagoto, a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.  My expertise is in obesity, nutrition, fitness, depression, stress, cancer prevention, and type 2 diabetes. I have been continuously funded by the NIH and CDC  for 10 years and have published 86 papers in scientific journals including Obesity, Archives of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Appetite, Nutrition, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Diabetes Science & Technology, International Journal of Obesity, and Obesity Surgery.  I have also published several book chapters and am editor of a book titled Psychological Co-Morbidities of Physical Illness (Springer, 2011).  I am on the Board of Directors of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) and the Chair of the SBM Public Policy Leadership Group.  My work has been featured in Time.com, NPR.org, MSNBC.com, CNN.com, Reuters, WebMD, KevinMD.com, Boston.com, BostonInno, Telegram & Gazette, ScienceDaily, Boston Magazine, FoxNews.com, Fitness Magazine, Health Magazine, TalkAboutHealth.com, Self Magazine, Blog Talk Radio, Huffington Post, and Ladies Home Journal.  I am also a frequent guest on the NECN Morning Show, see a selection of my spots below.  As a social media enthusiast, I started an exercise trend on Twitter called #plankaday that is over 8,000 people strong (check out the hashtag!) and featured in the Boston Globe.  I also teach courses for medical residents and doctoral students on team science and randomized clinical trials.  Please follow me on Twitter @DrSherryPagoto and check out my other blog called Shrink, on Psychology Today. Opinions expressed are my own and not of my employer.

In this video I discuss the 5 most important keys to successful weight loss:

NECN Morning Show Spots

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we discuss what it means that Abercrombie & Fitch does not make larger sizes for girls but do for boys, and how parents can respond.

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we talk about what the dramatic rise in arm lift plastic surgery means about our collective body image.

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we talk about how the idea of the “perfect body” has changed over the years and whether the focus on body size is healthy.

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we talk about the psychosocial consequences of “fat shaming” pregnant women.

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we discuss how to make your holiday traditions a little healthier.

Check out this NECN Morning Show spot where we discuss how women can change their body image just by changing the way they talk about their bodies.

Other Media Spots

Check out this Boston.com Radio BDC spot where we talk about #plankaday and spreading health via social media.

Check out this Fox News 25 spot where I talk about how Twitter can help you lose weight.

Check out this NPR Common Health segment, where I discuss some of my work leveraging smartphones to help control eating behavior.

Check out my interview on BlogTalkRadio about emotional eating and stress.