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Internship Program in Clinical Psychology Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the College of PHHP
Rebecca L Pearl

Rebecca L Pearl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department: Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
Business Phone: (352) 294-5405
Business Email: rebecca.pearl@ufl.edu
CV: View Curriculum Vitae

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About Rebecca L Pearl

Dr. Rebecca L. Pearl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology in the College of Public Health and Health Professions. She was previously an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Pearl received her A.B. from Duke University and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University. She completed her pre-doctoral clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School and her post-doctoral fellowship at the Penn Center for Weight and Eating Disorders.

Related Links:
Body Image and Stigma (BIAS) Lab

Accomplishments

  1. APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology (Health Psychology)

    American Psychological Association

  2. PHHP Early Career Innovator Award

    College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida

  3. Rising Star Award

    Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida

  4. NIH Director’s New Innovator Award

    National Institutes of Health

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. CLP6971 – Research for Master’s Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. CLP7979 – Advanced Research

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. CLP7980 – Research for Doctoral Dissertation

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. PHC6937 – Special Topics in Public Health

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. PHC6941 – MPH Applied Practice Experience

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  6. HSC4913 – Supervised Research Experience

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  7. HSC4970 – Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  8. CLP3911 – Introduction to Clinical Research

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  9. PHC6406 – Social Stigma and Public Health

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  10. PHC6940 – Master of Public Health Capstone

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Profile

Dr. Pearl directs the Body Image and Stigma (BIAS) Lab, which investigates appearance- and health-related stigma and associated health outcomes. Her research primarily focuses on weight stigma, with a particular interest in understanding and reducing internalized or self-directed stigma. Her work is supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health, including the 2022 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award.

Publications

Academic Articles

Grants

  1. Transdiagnostic Intervention to Reduce Internalized Health-Related Stigma

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  2. Physical, Psychological, and Sociocultural Contributors of Internalized Weight Stigma in Individuals with Obesity: The Intersection of Weight with Age and Gender

    Active

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    PSI CHI, THE INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

  3. Genetic Attributions and Racialized Perceptions of Obesity

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY via NATL INST OF HLTH NHGRI

  4. Exploring the Influence of Patients Weight and Race on Providers Diagnostic Accuracy of Bulimia Nervosa

    Role:
    Other
    Funding:
    SOC FOR THE PSYCHOL STUDY OF SOCIAL ISS

  5. A weight stigma-informed model to improve energy intake assessment

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND STATE UNIV via NATL INST OF HLTH NINR

  6. Transdiagnostic Intervention to Reduce Internalized Health-Related Stigma

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH

  7. Investigating the relationship between internalized weight stigma and metabolic syndrome

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

  8. Reducing Weight Stigma to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NHLBI

Education

  1. Ph.D., Clinical Psychology

    Yale University

  2. M.Phil., Clinical Psychology

    Yale University

  3. M.S., Clinical Psychology

    Yale University

  4. A.B., Psychology (Minor in Literature)

    Duke University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5405
Emails:
Business:
rebecca.pearl@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
University of Florida
PO Box 100165
Department of Clinical and Health Psychology
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610