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 health, nutrition, fitness, weight management, depression, stress, cancer prevention, and type 2 diabetes. I have published over 70 papers in scientific journals including Obesity, Archives of Internal Medicine, Appetite, Nutrition, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Vascular Medicine, International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Health Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Diabetes Science & Technology, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Obesity Surgery, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Health Behavior, and Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior on these topics.  I have published several book chapters and am editor of a book titled Psychological Co-Morbidities of Physical Illness to be released by Springer in Fall 2011.  My work has been featured in Time.com, MSNBC.com, CNN.com, Reuters, WebMD, KevinMD.com, Boston.com, ScienceDaily, FoxNews.com, Fitness Magazine, Health Magazine, Self Magazine, and Ladies Home Journal.  I also teach courses in clinical research and have several grants in the area of obesity, nutrition, physical activity, diabetes, and cancer.   Opinions expressed are my own and not of my employer.

See this video of me discussing the 5 most important keys to successful weight loss: